Els Poblets Explained

Els Poblets
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain#Spain Valencia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Els Poblets.
Coordinates:38.8539°N 0.0181°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Marina Alta
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.68
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population As Of:2023
Population Total:2763
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:03779

Els Poblets (els poˈblets/), also known as Catalan; Valencian: Setla, Mira-rosa i Miraflor, is a municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is situated in the north of the province of Alicante. The population is 2,763 (INE 2023).

Geography

Els Poblets is located in a plain formed by alluvial soils of the Girona river. It spans about of coastline on the Mediterranean and contains the beach of Almadraba.

The municipality is bordered by Denia and El Verger.

The average temperature ranges from 11 degrees in January to 25 in July, the average rainfall is a year.

History

Although els Poblets has its origin in an old farm founded after the Muslim conquest, which was later incorporated into the Christian domain of Dénia, there are remains of older populations. In the Roman site of Almadrava several houses belonging to a pottery were found, along with clay deposits, workshops and rooms for the workers.

Towards the 16th century Miraflor was owned by the lords of Perpignan. It subsequently became the home of the Cardona noblemen. It was a place inhabited by moriscos, which in 1609 had a total of 85 houses, after their expulsion a repopulation with people from Mallorca was carried out.

Mira-rosa and Miraflor merged into one single municipality in 1971. On November 12 of 1991, by Decree 216/91 of the Council of the Generalitat Valenciana, it was agreed to change the name of the town to els Poblets, as it was popularly known.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Entidades Locales . ssweb.seap.minhap.es . 31 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute) . www.ine.es . 31 August 2024.
  3. Web site: VARIACIONES DE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE ESPAÑA DESDE 1842 . www.hacienda.gob.es . 18. 31 August 2024.