Enjoy our quick guide to Piles, a municipality in Spain’s Costa Blanca with a population of almost 3,000 people.
Below we feature an expat interview with Vanessa Crocker-Dean of Hello2Spain who covers the Piles area.
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Specifically, we wanted to learn from Vanessa why people may consider moving into Piles and what they could get for their money.
Where is Piles?
Piles is a municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is located in the province of Valencia, in the region of La Safor. It had a registered population of 2,877 inhabitants in 2012 (INE).
Physical Geography
Piles is almost flat, altered only by the cross step or Beneteixir Palm Canyon which borders the town to the north. The coast consists of 1.5 km of playa. The climate is Mediterranean climate.
History
The origin of the town seems to be in a small Muslim farmhouse dependent Rebollet Castle, won jointly in 1240 by Jaime I. At that time, the territory was largely a swamp.
Urbanization
Piles Beach began to urbanize in the first half of the twentieth century at the confluence of the way of the Sea, Current Avenue Sea, with playa.1 still some of these buildings remain among the most modern apartment blocks, one witness expansion of tourism in the early 1970.4
Demographics
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In 1572 there were 53 houses in Piles (about 239 inhabitants) in 1713 was already 60 ( about 270 inhabitants.) , Accelerating growth along eighteenth century to reach 900 hab . In 1787. Growth continue, more slowly , during the nineteenth century , reaching 1.925 habitants . Growth by attracting Olive , the appearance of some local businesses and the tourism boom . Subsequently, the increase has been very slow but constant.
Economy
Seventy-eight percent of the area is cultivated, with 373 hectares of citrus distributed equally that include mandarine orange. Irrigation water comes from the river Serpis through the community of Acequia Olive (Sèquia Commune D’ Oliva) as well as some pozos.
The industry is represented by several medium-sized enterprises from various sectors such as food, woodworking, manufacturing and metals.
How to Get There
By the end of Piles, take the following roads:
CV- 670 Link Oliva with Grau de Gandia by the route of the old road Nazaret -Oliva.
Piles CV- 674 Binds to the N -332 at the height of Palmera.
Main AP7 from Valencia and Alicante Junction 61 (Oliva) is the main