Parcent | |
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Village | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Location in the Valencian Community, Spain | |
 Location in the comarca Marina Alta | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′N 00°03′E / 38.733°N 0.050°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Province | Alicante |
| Comarca | Marina Alta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Máximo Revilla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 908 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Language | Spanish |
| Demonym(s) | Parcent (Spanish) Parcent (Valenciano) |
| Postcode | 03792 |
| Market Days | Monday |
| Website | http://www.parcent.es/ www.veinsdeparcent.info |
| festivals = Fiestas of San Antonio Abad, which features a pilgrimage and blessing of the animals, in January; Carnival, in February; San Vicente Ferrer Festival, in April; San Lorenzo Festival, in August | |
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Parcent (Valencian: [paɾˈsent]; Spanish: [paɾˈθent]) is a municipality in the Pop Valley[2] of La Marina Alta in the Alicante Province, which is located in the Valencian region of Spain. Parcent has a population of about 1100 and is about one hour's drive north of the city of Alicante, and about an hour's drive south of the city of Valencia.
It features the small Holy Virgin church, and is surrounded by hills and mountains. Writer Gabriel Miró (1879–1930) was a resident of Parcent and called it a "paradise between the mountains".
It is also close to Jalón (written as Xaló in Catalan), which is known for its wine production and markets. The traditional economy of Parcent relies on almond and orange farming in the surrounding area.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ It has become common to refer to the Pop Valley as the Jalón Valley in English as it is the largest town in the valley.