Ràfol d'Almúnia is the historical capital of the area known as La Rectoría, made up of Ràfol d'Almúnia, Benimeli, Sanet i Negrals, Sagra and Tormos. This name is due to the fact that Ràfol d'Almúnia was where, in 1535, the only church of the five towns was created by the lord of the area, the Marquis of Almúnia, to counteract the absolute Muslim ancestry of the inhabitants of the town. Ràfol d'Almúnia is a small town of 369 inhabitants whose economic activity is dedicated mostly to the cultivation of citrus trees, that spread all over the sunny side of the Sierra Segaria mountain range.

In the Ràfol d'Almúnia area there were fifteen houses in 1646:

• Casa Bertomeu Catalá.
• Casa Pere Ferrando.
• Casa Bertomeu Vilanova.
• Casa Franses Pastor.
• Casa Juan Gil Pastor.
• Casa Rafael Ballester.
• Casa de Antoni Ferrer.
• Casa Viuda Jaume Rovira.
• Casa Gabriel Ferrer.
• Casa Vicent Siscár.
• Casa Pere Nadal.
• Casa Pere Torrent.
• Casa Juan Llull.
• Casa Juan Ballester.
• Casa Mosén Agustí Pont Retor.