The Túria river crosses the municipality by north and on the west runs the Rambla del Poio.

The main lines of traffic at west of the metropolitan area of Valencia ply the municipality of Quart of Poblet.

In addition, several Metrobus lines connect Quart de Poblet with Valencia and other locations (see links).

The historian Euriclidión describes in his work how neighbors of Quartum helped Hannibal's army at be paralyzed by the River.

Its name derives from the Latin word quartum miliarium, which refers to the distance that separates it from Valencia.

On June 14, 1630, meeting the pastor of Quart, faithful and juries of the Council agreed to proclaim to the Verge de la Llum patron of the Villa.

The Procession of Sant Onofre, one of the most deeply rooted traditions in Quart de Poblet, was born on June 8, 1723, after a period of drought.

Pope Leo XIII stated in this holy anchorite, who is credited with the miracle of the end of a cholera epidemic in 1885, principal patron of the villa.

The musical group La Amistad and the Cooperative San Jose were founded, and on May 23, 1889, a whistle announced to the public, the step, for the first time, the commuter train line Valencia – Riba-roja de Túria Already in the 20th century, the town became the starting point of the so-called Plan Sur, which involved the diversion of the river Turia after the tragic flood of 1957 with the objective of not traversing Valencia.

If in the early 1960s, Quart de Poblet had little more than five thousand inhabitants, ten years after the arrival of people, mainly from Andalusia, Murcia, Aragon and Castilla-La Mancha, whose work and contributions have enriched culturally and economically the town, fired that figure and stood at nearly 26,000 current residents.

On April 19, 1979, the first democratic City Council since the Spanish Civil War of 1936 was set up in Quart de Poblet.

In recent years, it has done an estimable effort by municipal authorities to remove architectural barriers in public via and official centers.

This multi-year plan, already has received recognition from the Ministry of Labour to give the City the Reina Sofia Award 2005 Universal Accessibility.

It has also taken a big step to start the subway line, fully accessible, built by the Generalitat Valenciana.

They are made in commemoration of the battle the Cid fought against the troops Almoravids under the leadership of Muhammad, nephew of the emir of northern Africa Tashfin ibn Yusuf, on the Plain of Quart that led to the release of Valencia from Muslim threats of that time for a brief period, in addition to being the first defeat of the Almoravid army in the peninsula from Christian hands.

Today, the party is governed by the Association of Moors and Christians of Quart de Poblet, and is composed of eight groups.