Arenillas
Municipality in Spain
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Arenillas is a municipality located in Soria,[2][3] a province of north-central Spain, lying in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon,[4] near the province's southern border with the neighboring province of Guadalajara.
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_Mapa.svg) Arenillas, on a map of the municipalities of the Soria province, on its southern border. | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile and León[citation needed] |
| Province[citation needed] |  Soria[citation needed] |
| Municipality | Arenillas |
| Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2022) | |
• Total | 53[1][better source needed] |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | [[UTC+1[citation needed]]] (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | [[UTC+2[citation needed]]] (CEST) |
| Website | Official website  |
According to the 2022 data from the Spanish statistical agency, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INē), the municipality had, at that time, a population of 53 inhabitants, 29 men (hombres) and 24 women (mujeres).[1][better source needed] As with other rural communities in Spain's interior, Arenillas is responding to España vaciada [emptied Spain], i.e., Spain, with its "steady decline of population" in such areas.[3] In April 2026, news reports were reducing the population total to 40-47,[2][3] and indicating that "local authorities", seeking to invite one or more new families (specifically, with construction skills[2]), had "launched a practical 'Home & Job' package" for that employment, that included a "rent-free accommodation" (as well as management of the local pub).[3][2]
