Swiss town is paying people £50,000 to move there
Swiss town PAYS people £50,000 to move there: Gorgeous mountain village is offering money to try to reverse population decline At the end of 2018 there were just 238 people living in the very small villageThe beautiful village has been threatened with extinction for some time now
Are you struggling with the cost of living? Are you sick of miserable gray skies as we're supposed to be heading into spring? A Swiss town might have the answer to allay your woes.
Albinen, located in the canton of Valais, is offering to pay families over £50,000 just to move to the beautiful village in the mountain valley.
< p class="mol-para-with-font">The beautiful area sits on the mountainside at 4,265 feet (1,300 meters) above sea level. Its traditional chalets overlook a vast environment of snow-capped white peaks.The small village has been threatened with extinction for some time as an increasing number of residents move from the picturesque rural community for the benefit of the surrounding towns.
At the end of 2020, there were only 243 inhabitants in the village. But the scheme, originally launched in 2018, hopes to reverse that trend.
The program was launched five years ago...
Are you struggling with the cost of living? Are you sick of miserable gray skies as we're supposed to be heading into spring? A Swiss town might have the answer to allay your woes.
Albinen, located in the canton of Valais, is offering to pay families over £50,000 just to move to the beautiful village in the mountain valley.
< p class="mol-para-with-font">The beautiful area sits on the mountainside at 4,265 feet (1,300 meters) above sea level. Its traditional chalets overlook a vast environment of snow-capped white peaks.The small village has been threatened with extinction for some time as an increasing number of residents move from the picturesque rural community for the benefit of the surrounding towns.
At the end of 2020, there were only 243 inhabitants in the village. But the scheme, originally launched in 2018, hopes to reverse that trend.
The program was launched five years ago...
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