Arro

For other uses, see Arro (disambiguation).

Arro (French pronunciation: [aʁo]; Corsican: Arru) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, collectivity and island of Corsica.

Arro
Commune
A general view of Arro
Location of Arro
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Coordinates: 42°05′37″N 8°48′52″E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Ajaccio
Canton	Sevi-Sorru-Cinarca
Intercommunality	Spelunca-Liamone
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Angelini
Area 1	0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	79
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2A022 /20151
Elevation	12–867 m (39–2,844 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Arro is located some 25 km north by north-east of Ajaccio and 10 km south of Vico. Access to the commune is by the D1 road from Ambiegna in the south passing through the heart of the commune and continuing north to Arbori. The D125 branches off the D1 in the south of the commune and goes north-east through the village then by a tortuous route to join the D4 south of Azzana. The commune is rugged and heavily forested.

The river Liamone forms the northern border of the commune flowing west to the Mediterranean.

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors

From	To	Name	Party
2001	2026	Christian Angelini	DVD

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 83 inhabitants.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 127 —     1806 137 +1.27% 1821 136 −0.05% 1831 160 +1.64% 1836 160 +0.00% 1841 165 +0.62% 1846 197 +3.61% 1851 141 −6.47% 1856 212 +8.50% 1861 247 +3.10% 1866 258 +0.88% 1872 243 −0.99% 1876 256 +1.31% 1881 290 +2.53% 1886 239 −3.79% 1891 297 +4.44% 1896 296 −0.07% 1901 276 −1.39%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 215 −4.87% 1911 222 +0.64% 1921 151 −3.78% 1926 161 +1.29% 1931 155 −0.76% 1936 145 −1.32% 1946 136 −0.64% 1954 118 −1.76% 1962 99 −2.17% 1968 95 −0.69% 1975 86 −1.41% 1982 70 −2.90% 1990 41 −6.47% 1999 51 +2.45% 2007 73 +4.58% 2012 84 +2.85% 2017 83 −0.24%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

Arro War Memorial

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• An old Presbytery (18th century)
• A House (11) (17th century)
• A House (14) (1737)
• A House (16) (18th century)
• The Casa di Cocca House at Lavasina (1951)
• An old Presbytery (19th century)
• A House (20) (17th century)
• A House (22) (17th century)
• A Communal House (18th century)
• The Colonna Family House (27) (1853)
• The Casa di Paoli House (19th century)
• A House (8) (17th century)
• The Colonna Family House (9) (1861)
• The Four à tuiles de Bisorza Oven (18th century)
• A Fountain (1913)
• A Colonna Family Agricultural Storehouse (19th century)
• The old School (1891)
• The Croix de Mission Monumental Cross (1935)
• The Moulin de Balona Flour Mill (1793)
• An old Chestnut Drying Cellar at Moneta (19th century)
• An old Chestnut Drying Cellar at Buscia (19th century)
• An old Chestnut Drying Cellar at Lamosa (19th century)
• Houses in Arro (17th-20th century)

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Colonna Family Funeral Enclosure (1900). The enclosure contains a Funeral Cross for Paul Colonna (1887) which is registered as an historical object.
• A Cemetery at Sant'Antone (19th century). The cemetery contains several items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Funeral Cross for Marie Antoinette Orazi (1933)
  • A Funeral Cross for Madeleine Santori (1918)
  • A Funeral Cross for Toussainte Santini (1883)
  • A Funeral Cross for Marie Lorenzi (1887)
• The old Parish Church of Saint-Cyr at San-Chirgo (19th century)

The Parish Church of Saint Nicolas

• The Parish Church of Saint-Nicolas (17th century)

The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

• A Painting: Virgin and child between Saint Nicolas and Saint Cyr (19th century)
• A Bronze Bell (2) (1889)
• A Bronze Bell (1) (1890)
• A Paten (2) (19th century)
• An Altar Painting: Apparition of the Virgin and child to Saints (19th century)
• A Stoup (19th century)
• A Chasuble (2) (19th century)
• A Chasuble (1) (19th century)
• A Chalice (2) (17th century)
• A Sunburst Monstrance (18th century)
• A Devotional Object enclosed in glass (19th century)
• A Chalice (1) (18th century)
• A Paten (1) (19th century)
• A Ciborium (19th century)
• A Church Chandelier (19th century)
• A Baptismal font (18th century)
• The Furniture in the Church

Gallery of Historical monuments

• 
  House 11
• 
  House 8
• 
  A House in Arro
• 
  The Croix de Mission Monumental Cross
• 
  Arro Fountain
• 
  The old school

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department

External links

• Arro on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)