Twenty-two residents and an unpaid mayor Curiosity · La Bastida, Sierra de Francia, Salamanca Image of La Bastida, not of the place itself. With twenty-two inhabitants in the 2025 register, La Bastida is one of the least populated municipalities in the province; its mayor receives no payment whatsoever for the post, as the town council itself put on record. Photo: Frayle from Salamanca, España (CC0) What to see and do in La Bastida