VILLAGES

A village at risk of disappearing meets the following characteristics:

• Its main and constitutive economical activity stopped functioning
• Railway stations have been closed
• Surrounding roads remained unpaved, leading to a great geographical isolation
• No investment has been made to improve the state of the roads
• Last censuses taken showed a regular decrease in the number of inhabitants
• The supply of services and basic infrastructure has declined due to the decreasing size of the community
• There are no public means of transportation that would facilitate the move of its people
• The state has not been investing in either formal or informal education
• There are no professional opportunities
• There is no access to information and opportunities in general