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.
It features the small Holy Virgin church, and is surrounded by hills and mountains. Writer Gabriel Miró was a resident of Parcent and called it a "paradise between the mountains".
It is also close to Jalón, which is known for its wine production and markets. The traditional economy of Parcent relies on almond and orange farming in the surrounding area.
History
The name "Parcent" is of Latin origin. Later, it was a Moorish town until the forces of James I of Aragon conquered it in 1256 CE.There was a major outbreak of leprosy in Parcent in 1850 and by 1887 20% of the residents of Parcent were afflicted. This apparently motivated the inclusion of passages about the disease in Miró's two so-called "Oleza" novels.