Lorcha (), or L'Orxa (), is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Comtat in the Valencian Community, Spain. As of the year 2021, it has a total population of 581.

History

The settlement first appeared as Alquenènsia in a 1379 census. Following the Expulsion of the Moriscos in 1609, it was repopulated by migrants from

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Geography

Lorcha is located along the northern edge of

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, to the east of

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. Highway CV-701 passes through the northeastern portion of the municipality. Its average elevation is 467 meters above the sea level.

Climate

Lorcha has a Hot-summer Mediterranean Climate (Csa). It sees the least precipitation in July, with an average rainfall of 10 mm; and the most precipitation in September, with an average rainfall of 82 mm.

References

Municipalities in the Province of Alicante {{valencia-geo-stub