Imagine a village perched at over 1,100 meters above sea level. A handful of stone houses. Not a sound. No shops. No crowds. Only four inhabitants, lost in the vastness of the Alps.
And yet, they chose to stay.
Welcome to Majastres, one of the last ghost villages still inhabited in France. This timeless place will shake you to your core.
A dream setting… for an extreme life
Here, no stress, no honking, no noisy neighbors. Instead? Mountains as far as the eye can see. Silence. Cold. And raw, magnificent, untamed nature.
In winter, temperatures drop to -15°C. Roads close. Snow isolates. To do grocery shopping or see a doctor, you have to travel dozens of kilometers. How long could you hold out?
Why do they stay? The answer will surprise you
Some were born here, others left everything behind to live differently. In Majastres, we don’t live “on the edge”… we live free. Without schedules. Without noise. Without pressure.
“Here, we are alone, but never really alone. Nature speaks to us,” whispers one of the last inhabitants.
It’s another life. A simpler life. Harder too. But more real.
A village frozen in time… for how much longer?
Majastres had 300 souls in the 19th century. Today, there are four hearts still beating. A closed school. Empty houses. And a municipal election where there were more candidates than inhabitants.
But as long as someone believes in it, Majastres will live on.
🔥 Do you think you could live far from everything?
👉 Watch these rare images of a ghost village still inhabited… and ask yourself: stay or flee?
Céline, a passionate blogger about news and travel, I decode the trends that make the world buzz. Whether it’s exploring hidden corners of the planet or analyzing the hottest topics in the news, I share my discoveries here with a curious and authentic perspective. Join me to travel through words and ideas!
