Right. But how would these places evolve if the regular inhabitants were leaving anyway and tourism didn't come in? In France, many small villages are dying. T

Right. But how would these places evolve if the regular inhabitants were leaving anyway and tourism didn't come in? In France, many small villages are dying. They're not cute enough or whatever to attract tourists, so as people leave for the cities, local bakeries and other businesses close, lacking clients. They become almost ghost-towns with abandoned homes everywhere.