This beautiful Swiss village is paying people £53,000 to migrate there

Well you could be very soon – because a picturesque Swiss village wants to offer families £53,000 to go and live there. Yes, that’s right – £53,000 to live in the mountain village of Albinen, in the Swiss Canton of Valais.

Despite its quietness, phenomenal views, air quality and location close to Sion, Visp and Leukerbad, just 240 people live in the village now – and even the village school has shut down.

Fed up with a shrinking population, a group of young citizens launched a petition asking the municipality to offer a cash incentive to those moving into town to reverse the trend of emigration.

The municipality came with a plan for active housing subsidies that include fixed financial contributions to individuals, couples and families moving to Albinen.

The benefits are meant for anyone under the age of 45 who wants to build, buy or renovate a home in town.

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