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Bérchules
Sign in to savethumb|280px|right| Bérchules (2009) Bérchules is a village and municipality in the central Alpujarra, in the province of Granada in Spain. The origins of the village are Arab. There are two villages in the municipality, Bérchules (36° 58' north and 3° 11' east, elevation 1350 metres), and Alcútar (36° 58' north and 3° 11' east, elevation 1250 metres). The villages are on the road, Órgiva-Trevélez-Ugíjar, and their population is estimated at 900 and 300 respectively.
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- Settlement.name
- Bérchules
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- Municipality
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- Bandera_de_Bérchules_(Granada).svg
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- Escudo de Bérchules (Granada) 2.svg
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- Spain
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- Location in Spain
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- Country
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- Autonomous community
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- Andalusia
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- Province
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- Granada
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- Comarca
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- Alpujarra Granadina
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- Judicial district
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- Órgiva
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1319
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 69
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thumb|280px|right| Bérchules (2009) Bérchules is a village and municipality in the central Alpujarra, in the province of Granada in Spain. The origins of the village are Arab. There are two villages in the municipality, Bérchules (36° 58' north and 3° 11' east, elevation 1350 metres), and Alcútar (36° 58' north and 3° 11' east, elevation 1250 metres). The villages are on the road, Órgiva-Trevélez-Ugíjar, and their population is estimated at 900 and 300 respectively.
The river Grande de Los Bérchules flows past the village on its course from the Sierra Nevada to the Mediterranean at Motril. En route it becomes renamed Rio "Gualdalfeo" and is the main river in the Alpujarra. Like the surrounding area, in general the present population has declined since the mid 20th century when the population was probably nearer to 5,000 inhabitants. Many immigrated to Germany, Switzerland, France, Brazil, Argentina, and to the coastal area of Almería, El Ejido etc.