Riudarenes“There have always been many rich people here, but there have also always been many donkeys”, says Margarida, daughter of Riudarenes, 79 years old. It is mid-afternoon and she is having a drink with her friend Montserrat, on a bench in the center of this town of just over 2,000 inhabitants. Located between Sils and the capital of the Selva region, Santa Coloma de Farners, Riudarenes has made many headlines these days because, surprisingly, it has positioned itself at the top of the classification of the towns with the highest gross income per capita: it is the first in Catalonia and the second in the State. The news has left the neighbors confused, who are cross: “You mean they weren’t wrong?” asks Eduard, a resident of the town, in disbelief. Xavier, from the Can Cordons restaurant, lets go: “I wish it was us, but unfortunately it’s not going so well for us!”
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