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                                       Bormida, a mountain village with a population of just 394, is weighing a plan to offer €2000 ($2,186) to people who transfer their residence there. And once you're there, you can pay as little as €50 ($55) in rent each month for a small place to live. For a larger place, rent would cost €120 ($131). The population of Bormida has been dwindling lately, and the town's mayor, Daniele Galliano, proposed the idea as a way to keep the town going.

Galliano posted on Facebook about the plan, emphasizing it's still just that: a plan, and nothing is set in stone. The cheap rent part will be ready in about two months, but the cash bonus is still just an idea he's been floating around, The Independent notes. But because the media frenzy is so crazy now, he joked that he'll have to learn English. 

Of course, you'd still have to find a job if you move to Bormida — and you'd have to deal with the boredom that comes with living in a remote area; the nearest city, Genoa, is 50 miles away. But the area is so beautiful and quaint that it just might be worth it.

For now, there's a main street with four restaurants, a bed and breakfast, and a post office that opens three times a week.

"There is nothing much to do here," the manager of the Odd one Giuseppe restaurant told the Guardian. "But life is so simple and natural, we have forests, goats, the church, and plenty of good food. Life would definitely be free of stress."

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