The town of Madona has lost 11.4 per cent of its population since 2010, and the schools, businesses, and government organizations are feeling the effects of this demographic quandary. On Sundays, the main square remains eerily empty, as many of the town’s 7,775 residents prefer to stay home for the weekend. Schoolchildren have returned to their houses in the surrounding countryside, and most businesses shut their doors for the day.
This dramatic loss of population is not unique to Madona, and similar trends are occurring to varying degrees across the nation. In the ...
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