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The depopulation of the dry-farming land

el Soleràs, Garrigues, Lleida

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The depopulation of the dry-farming land

Historical milestone · el Soleràs, Garrigues, Lleida

Image of el Soleràs, not of the place itself.

Throughout the twentieth century the villages of the dry farmland of les Garrigues continuously lost population through emigration towards Lleida and Barcelona. The comarca, with 797 square kilometres, today has around 19,000 inhabitants.

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Photo: OboeCrack (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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