The Pallars Sobirà it is the second least populated region of Catalonia (7,099 inhabitants), following Alta Ribagorça (3,972). The low population densitythe distance to the main producers of culture and knowledge, the emigration of the most youths, the very mood of society; All of this has led Pallars Sobirà, like many other Pyrenean regions, to a social stagnation in participation in the active life of the region
We also add the decrease in economic activity. For a few years, things seemed to change, with many business initiatives new, or rather, people becoming independent entrepreneurs. In each small town several small business.
The mirage has disappeared: small businesses they close, once more forcing the emigration of young people. In four years we have lost more than 4,000 inhabitants, basically young people who need to find work outside.
The truth is that, from a perspective structuralour problem has been dragging on for many years because many of our little towns had missing for pure need of people to live decently, due to the rapid disappearance of agricultural activities in the high mountains and due to the requirement of large farms at the bottom of the valles.
The solutions of depopulation They must basically come from a increment of economic activity. A specific territorial administration is also necessary to promote the developing of the High Pyrenees. The high mountain need a treatment especial in the policies of the administrations, its location, orographic characteristics, demographic structure, the deficiencies in services and infrastructures make it especially sensitive to suffer socioeconomic inequalities.
