Villages in Spain where you can get paid for housing.

SpainThe lack of residents also means a lack of resources, and for this reason many local governments and municipalities are taking drastic measures to stop population loss in these areas. Lack of residents also means lack of resources, and for this reason, many local governments and municipalities are taking drastic measures to stop population loss in these areas.

Parallel to the trend in other countries where you can get paid to live, in Spain several programs and initiatives with attractive offers have been launched in recent years to attract new residents, and now you may have the chance to get paid to move inSpain. While free abandoned villages in Spain may not be to be expected, depending on each particular village, among the incentives offered to attract new residents may be the offer of guaranteed work,houseand even up to several thousand euros in cash.

Let's take a look at Spanish villages where you can get paid to live, which in turn are also some of the best rural places to live in Spain:

• Ponga, Asturias

One of the villages looking to make up for the lack of residents is Ponga, located in Asturias, northern Spain. The village of Ponga in Spain has been in the headlines for many years as the population has been declining.

To help solve this problem, the local authorities have offered a grant of €3,000 to any couples who want to settle in the village permanently.

Olmeda de la Cuesta, Cuenca.

Considered one of the oldest villages in Spain, Olmeda de la Cuesta in the province of Cuenca is also suffering from a serious population decline. However, in an attempt to improve this situation, the local mayor has decided to auction off plots of land so that people canbuyat a very low price to build their ownhousesthere.

And Sesta, Pontevedra

Back in northern Spain, the region of Galicia is also home to underpopulated villages. And Sesta, in the Pontevedra region, offers residents who decide to move to the area,real estatewith rents as low as 100 euros a month.

Rubia, Ourense

Remaining in Galicia, the village of Rubia in Ourense has also taken measures to help with population decline. An initiative in this region involves giving 100 and 150 euros a month to people to live in the village, especially aimed at families with children in order to maintain numbers in local schools.

You can find out more about these villages and many more in Spain where measures have been taken to increase the population on the Back to the Village website if you would like to contribute to increasing the population in some of Spain's most remote villages.