Parcent

Parcent (; ) is a municipality in the Pop Valley 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.

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Settlement.name: Parcent
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_shield: Escut de Parcent.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the Valencian Community, Spain
Settlement.image_map1: Localització de Parcent respecte de la Marina Alta.png
Settlement.mapsize1: 250px
Settlement.map_caption1: Location in the comarca Marina Alta
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Alicante
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Marina Alta
Settlement.area_total_km2: 11.8
Settlement.elevation_m: 295
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.postal_code: 03792
Settlement.leader_name: Máximo Revilla

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Official website

INICIO - Ajuntament de Parcent

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Parcent
Demonym: parcentina
Population: 1037
Area: 11.8
Elevation: 295
Official website: www.parcent.es
Image: Parcent, la Vall de Pop i el Montgó.jpg
Licence plate code: A

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postal code: 03792
Commons category: Parcent
native label: Parcent
P8168: Yi Jianlian
female population: 483
male population: 446

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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".