| Puçol | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Other Name: | Spanish; Castilian: Puzol |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Valencia#Spain Valencia#Spain |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Puçol in Spain |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Valencia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Name3: | Horta Nord |
| Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Massamagrell |
| Coordinates: | 39.6167°N -0.3011°W |
| Elevation M: | 25 |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.06 |
| Population Demonym: | Puçolenc, Puçolenca |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Valencian |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 46530 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | José Vicente Martí (2009) |
| Leader Party: | PSPV-PSOE |
Puçol (pronounced as /puˈsɔl/; Spanish; Castilian: Puzol) is a Spanish municipality located in the province of Valencia, part of the Valencian Community autonomous region. It belongs to the Horta Nord. The municipality borders El Puig south and Sagunt (or Sagunto) to the north. It has 19,975 inhabitants (01/01/2021), of whom 9,839 are men and 10,136 are women (according to INE[1]).
The town is located in the northernmost of the Horta of Valencia. It extends from a mountainous area its westerly edge (Los Monasterios, Alfinach and Monte Picayo), passing a level strip, where the town is located, down to the flat and partially marshy coastal zone on the easterly edge (Playa Puçol or Platja Puçol). The northern part of Playa Pucol is a protected marshland call La Marjal dels Moros.[2]
Jaume I gave rise to the Asalit Gudal, who gave the 40 Christians to populate on 29 November 1242. In May 1243, it returned to the king to sell 18,000 salary. The king, in November that year, gave the village and place Puçol, delivering a half to the bishop and Cabildo Valencia and the other at the convent of Roncesvalles which bought part of his 9000 salary to the Cabildo 1244. The 1262 population is given a letter to 27 residents. In 1288 the bishop of Valencia, Romuald Peset, Puçol allocating income to the house of charity.
The 1317 the Archbishop of Valencia awarded letter Puçol population to 39 residents and their successors, giving three jovates irrigated land, besides orchards. In return the settlers to Mr. Deven between a seventh and a tenth of the fruits collected and some chickens, however, must pay a census, and the fatigue lluisme. In the Valencian Parliament of Ferdinand II of Aragon, the ecclesiastical exemption requests for the University of Puçol tribute dinner, which was already granted James I, but from the King Martin of Aragon sold demanding.
In the Courts of Charles V in 1537 requested to pay franchise and other coronatge marriage and royal rights. In the 1522 requested that harmony is maintained Puçol gives the freedom to enter half the harvest of wine without paying Sisa. In 1604 is again asked to maintain the franchise to pay lleuda, tolls or any royal rights. In the Courts of 1626 exemption from the church asked to pay the stamp duty and repayment of two thousand pounds.
The parish church dedicated to St. John Baptiste, was built in 1607, on another old 1359. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century the main production Puçol relied on the vine, it produced some 42,000 wine quarry, in addition to crops such as carob, olive, wheat, silk, all kinds of fruits and vegetables. Has seven oil mills, two flour mills, five leather bread ovens.
The Battle of Sagunto[3] took place in Puçol and neighbouring districts on the 25th October 1811. This battle is also known in Spain as the Battle of Puçol.[4] The main action took place between the town and the Sierra Calderona where the modern AP7 motorway cuts through the side of a small hill. This Napoleonic battle formed part of the Spanish War of Independence or The Peninsular War as it is often referred to in English.
Its economic wealth, mainly agricultural until 1950 has been subsequently transformed by a number of industries and are expected to increase due to the proximity of the steel plant at the Port of Sagunto. Within the gardens are in rainfed almond, olive and carob trees and vineyards. The vineyard was in the centuries of its main crops. At present citrus occupy most of the land that is irrigated, which puts it in the first crop, both for extension as well as economic significance. The rest of the garden is devoted to fruit, various vegetables, tomatoes and onions, corn and potatoes in smaller proportions. There is farming wool and beef.