Hi Stu, interesting vlog as always. I lived in the province of Jaén for 15-years, one of the least populated provinces in Spain. It’s north of Granada so a couple of hours or so fast motorway drive from the CDS on the south coast. The government, regional and local authorities have been talking about population loss for many, many years but little or no sign of action to stem the outflow of young people heading for the large cities. The village I moved to all those years ago had only around 200 or so people but had a bar, shop and centro de salud. It now has none of these things, the population has shrunk to a little over 100 quite elderly folk and building are crumbling. The nearest full-serviced town is around 14 KLM away. Being high in the mountains it gets snow and ice In winter. No problem when you’re in your early 50s but worrying when you hit your 70s. There are a number of elderly British couples and single folk living there some trying to sell up. Properties worth very little now. As you know this situation can be found throughout the interior of this beautiful country. Sadly there appears to be no workable solution. Adiós amigo.
I just came back from spending 2 weeks driving all through Spain to become familiar with the country outside of the major cities. It amazed me how empty rural Spain is a the amazing variety in climate and geography I’m. Rather short distances. What is a small trip for me was a large trip to Spanish people I talked with! They were Stu. Ed at the amount of kilometers I would drive in a day.
It blows my mind how empty much of Spain is, then you have people protesting in the main cities about not having a place to live... The companies and government should partner on this issue and give incentives for work from home, this allows people to go live outside the big cities and populate all those abandoned places.
I have to disagree. There is no infrastructure in place to support working from home. You would have to build it all from scratch, that is simply not sustainable. As a poet from New Jersey so wisely concluded: “Everything dies baby, that’s a fact.”
Interesting. Rural Urban migration began earnestly in the 50s and 60s. Some took their chances abroad. I reckon there are a lot of these villages in Spain.
stu i din't think this was unusal ? maybe a combination of one famillies "Inheritance issues " and the motorway being built which stops through traffic ?
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Hi Stu, interesting vlog as always. I lived in the province of Jaén for 15-years, one of the least populated provinces in Spain. It’s north of Granada so a couple of hours or so fast motorway drive from the CDS on the south coast. The government, regional and local authorities have been talking about population loss for many, many years but little or no sign of action to stem the outflow of young people heading for the large cities. The village I moved to all those years ago had only around 200 or so people but had a bar, shop and centro de salud. It now has none of these things, the population has shrunk to a little over 100 quite elderly folk and building are crumbling. The nearest full-serviced town is around 14 KLM away. Being high in the mountains it gets snow and ice In winter. No problem when you’re in your early 50s but worrying when you hit your 70s. There are a number of elderly British couples and single folk living there some trying to sell up. Properties worth very little now. As you know this situation can be found throughout the interior of this beautiful country. Sadly there appears to be no workable solution. Adiós amigo.
Thanks a lot, Stuart, for taking us with you. Really interesting. Cheers.
I just came back from spending 2 weeks driving all through Spain to become familiar with the country outside of the major cities.
It amazed me how empty rural Spain is a the amazing variety in climate and geography I’m. Rather short distances.
What is a small trip for me was a large trip to Spanish people I talked with! They were Stu. Ed at the amount of kilometers I would drive in a day.
You will find many in the north of Portugal too
How sad to see, there must be some reason it is abandoned.
It blows my mind how empty much of Spain is, then you have people protesting in the main cities about not having a place to live... The companies and government should partner on this issue and give incentives for work from home, this allows people to go live outside the big cities and populate all those abandoned places.
I have to disagree. There is no infrastructure in place to support working from home. You would have to build it all from scratch, that is simply not sustainable. As a poet from New Jersey so wisely concluded: “Everything dies baby, that’s a fact.”
Would that poet be also know as Mr Springsteen 🤔👏
@@mgpriester But the elite socialists think of everything don't they?
Very interesting side bar blog!!
Interesting. Graffiti good xx
03:35 What a lovely little bakery. 🤣
Thanks Stuart
The problem of depopulation in inland and rural Spain is alarming and sad indeed. 😔
Interesting. Rural Urban migration began earnestly in the 50s and 60s. Some took their chances abroad. I reckon there are a lot of these villages in Spain.
Just go to Galicia if you want to see abandoned villages.
stu i din't think this was unusal ? maybe a combination of one famillies "Inheritance issues " and the motorway being built which stops through traffic ?
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Maybe they all got paid off when the motorway was driven through thier land
The houses seem to have been empty for two or three weeks, what do you reckon stu.
two to three decades most likely , just the old people hanging on
Franco will never let that happen
70% of Spain I is uninhabited.
That is why it has the most diverse fauna and flora in Europe. Animals and plants have land to live in, I prefer it to cities.
OK ; i think that they could live in Spain 1 billion inhabitants lol😂