Locana, Italy. DeAgostini/Getty Originally Mattiet was just extending his financial offer to Italians or foreigners already living in Italy, CNN Travel reported.

In Locana each year there are 40 deaths versus just 10 births. It’s a familiar picture across Italy where, in the last 30 years, one in four small communities have become ghost towns.There are ...

Locana, in northern Italy, has gone a step further and is actually offering to pay people 9,000 euros ($10,200) to move there, CNN reported first. The catch? You must have a child and a salary.

The mayor of Locana, Giovanni Bruno Mattiet, in the north west of Italy is offering cash in order to attract more families back to the shrinking community and dwindling businesses.

Locana is one of many towns in rural Italy that has seen its population age and decline in recent decades. There are roughly 1500 residents in Locana today compared to the 7000 that lived there a ...

Locana Italy: the rural Italian town paying people €9,000 to move there. In a town where there are 40 deaths for every 10 births, the local mayor is fighting to keep his community alive.

Locana in northern Italy, just 45km from the city of Turin, is offering people up to €9,000 to become permanent residents and help reinvigorate the community.

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In Locana each year there are 40 deaths versus just 10 births. It’s a familiar picture across Italy where, in the last 30 years, one in four small communities have become ghost towns.There are ...