“Pyrenean depopulation is faster than measures against it”
- The representatives of the region call for a law to deal with the eviction of the Pyrenees. Every year the region loses one in ten inhabitants.
Five minutes for the Pyrenees have been questioned by the inhabitants of the eastern mountain of Navarra. Five minutes to analyse the impact of any administrative rule in the area. “We are asking to look from another point of view and a differentiated law to deal with the emptying,” explains Karlos Bueno, president of the Aezkoa General Board.
Indeed, not all regions have the same regulatory impact. They set as an example the school of Auritz / Burguete. This is the last course, as the next one will not reach the minimum ratio established by law.
The Pyrenees Bureau estimates that the region loses 10% of its population each year. Speed is accelerating and, although they have been promised to take action, the councillor of the Valle de Erro, Ainara Ekisoain, has called for firmness.
At the age of 16, students have to go to study in Pamplona and often do not go back. On the other hand, there are many older people who invest in Pamplona. The mayor of Otsagabia, Mikel Aoiz, considers that to avoid these phenomena, housing and leisure models are needed.
The three have highlighted the quality of life that the Pyrenees can offer, but have pointed out that it is essential to develop a housing, work, health, education and society policy that guarantees it.
The Pyrenean valleys of Aezkoa, Salazar and Roncal would be a demographic desert of 3.8 square kilometres of population density (with an average of 68.1 inhabitants per square kilometre). In addition, 6.3% of this population would be older and the eastern Pyrenees would be an... [+]
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