Enjoy our quick guide to Rafelcofer, a village in Spain’s Costa Blanca with a population of more than 1,400 inhabitants (2014).
Below we feature an expat interview with Vanessa Crocker-Dean of Hello2Spain who covers the Rafelcofer area.
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In particular, we asked Vanessa the various reasons why people might consider moving to Rafelcofer and the value for money that you could get when you decide to stay permanently in the area.
Where is Rafelcofer?
Rafelcofer is a municipality of Valencia, Spain. It belongs to the province of Valencia in the region of Safor.
Geography
Rafelcofer is located in the center of the plain which forms the valley and right Serpis the same course.
The terrain is flat and just beginning to show some lift by its southern part, as we near the foothills of the Sierra Gallinera, which closes at the Huerta de Gandia in the south.
The municipal témino Rafelcofer is mostly flat, except a portion of the mountain of Rabat (167 m) to the cairn Alquería trifinio with the Countess and Source Encarroz southwest. The other highlight is the physical accident Palm Canyon, which borders the town to the north, continuing to Farmhouse of the Countess and the town that gives its name. The irrigation water comes from the river Serpis and is distributed through ditches.
From Valencia this location is accessed by road via the N-332 to connect with the CV-679.
Are there smaller villages nearby that you might also recommend?
The municipality of Rafelcofer is limited to the following locations: Almoines, Farmhouse of the Countess, Bellreguart, Beniarjó, Beniflá and Source Encarroz, all in the province of Valencia.
History
There are vestiges of the term poblamento and ancient among which is the Iberian village of Rabat. In the Roman times have been found with Latin inscription stones and pottery shards collected sporadically around the hillside Rabat and the Hermitage of San Miquel. Rafelcofer belonged to the jurisdiction Rebollet Castle, then to County Oliva and Duchy of Gandia. In the nineteenth century and the first provincial division, it was assigned to the province of Alicante and placed under the jurisdiction of Pego, until they were all integrated in the province of Valencia in 1847.
Economy
Until the late 19th century