Arro

Arro
Commune
A general view of Arro
A general view of Arro
Location of Arro
Arro is located in France
Arro
Arro
Location within France
Arro is located in Corsica
Arro
Arro
Location within Corsica
Coordinates: 42°05′37″N 8°48′52″E / 42.0936°N 8.8144°E / 42.0936; 8.8144
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
ArrondissementAjaccio
CantonSevi-Sorru-Cinarca
IntercommunalitySpelunca-Liamone
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Angelini
Area
1
0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Highest elevation
867 m (2,844 ft)
Lowest elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2023)
80
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2A022 /20151
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The Town Hall

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

List of Successive Mayors

FromToNameParty
20012026Christian AngeliniDVD

Demography

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 Parish Church of Saint Nicolas

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Google Maps
  4. ↑ Rivers of Corsica Map
  5. ↑ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  6. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arro, EHESS (in French).
  7. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  8. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001719 Presbytery (in French)
  9. 1 2 Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001708 House (11) (in French)
  10. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001709 House (14) (in French)
  11. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001710 House (16) (in French)
  12. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001704 Casa di Cocca House at Lavasina (in French)
  13. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001720 Presbytery (in French)
  14. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001711 House (20) (in French)
  15. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001712 House (22) (in French)
  16. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001714 Communal House (in French)
  17. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001713 Colonna Family House (27) (in French)
  18. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001716 Casa di Paoli House (in French)
  19. 1 2 Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001706 House (8) (in French)
  20. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001707 Colonna Family House (9) (in French)
  21. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001729 Four à tuiles de Bisorza Oven (in French)
  22. 1 2 Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001727 Fountain (in French)
  23. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001726 Colonna Family Agricultural Storehouse (in French)
  24. 1 2 Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001725 Old School (in French)
  25. 1 2 Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001724 Croix de Mission Monumental Cross (in French)
  26. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001722 Moulin de Balona Flour Mill (in French)
  27. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001721 Chestnut Drying Cellar at Moneta (in French)
  28. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001718 Chestnut Drying Cellar at Buscia (in French)
  29. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001717 Chestnut Drying Cellar at Lamosa (in French)
  30. 1 2 Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001705 Houses in Arro (in French)
  31. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001741 Colonna Family Funeral Enclosure (in French)
  32. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000796 Funeral Cross for Paul Colonna (in French)
  33. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001736 Cemetery at Sant'Antone (in French)
  34. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000795 Funeral Cross for Marie Antoinette Orazi (in French)
  35. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000794 Funeral Cross for Madeleine Santori (in French)
  36. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000793 Funeral Cross for Toussainte Santini (in French)
  37. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000783 Funeral Cross for Marie Lorenzi (in French)
  38. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001728 Parish Church of Saint-Cyr (in French)
  39. 1 2 Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001703 Parish Church of Saint-Nicolas (in French)
  40. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM2A000171 Painting: Virgin and child between Saint Nicolas and Saint Cyr (in French)
  41. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000792 Bronze Bell (2) (in French)
  42. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000791 Bronze Bell (1) (in French)
  43. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000790 Paten (2) (in French)
  44. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000789 Altar Painting: Apparition of the Virgin and child to Saints (in French)
  45. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000788 Stoup (in French)
  46. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000787 Chasuble (2) (in French)
  47. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000786 Chasuble (1) (in French)
  48. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000785 Chalice (2) (in French)
  49. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000784 Sunburst Monstrance (in French)
  50. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000782 Devotional Object enclosed in glass (in French)
  51. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000781 Chalice (1) (in French)
  52. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000780 Paten (1) (in French)
  53. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000779 Ciborium (in French)
  54. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000778 Church Chandelier (in French)
  55. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000777 Baptismal font (in French)
  56. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000776 Furniture in the Church (in French)