EXPATS now make up a third of the population in a small village in rural Granada, new data shows, while neighbouring communities continue to grapple with population decline. Around a third of the 1,139 inhabitants of Galera, a village in the scenic Huescar region of Granada, are expats from 32 nationalities. Some expats work locally in agriculture or the tourism sector, while some work remotely and others have started small local businesses. The Galera town hall, however, is working to turn the tide on rural depopulation. At a time of widespread rural decline, Galera is quietly turning the demographic tide by welcoming expats.