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Updated: Thu 25 Jun 2026 11:52 CET

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A mural painted on a building in the village of Penelles, 40 km of Lleida (Lerida), in Catalunya. Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP.

A new report has shown the stark differences in population and property pressures between rural and urban areas of Spain, with some inland areas full of homes sitting empty.