Arrout | |
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A general view of Arrout | |
![]() Location of Arrout | |
| Coordinates: 42°56′44″N 1°01′43″E / 42.9456°N 1.0286°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons |
| Canton | Couserans Ouest |
| Intercommunality | CC Couserans - Pyrénées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Savarino |
Area 1 | 3.02 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 959 m (3,146 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 92 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09018 /09800 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Arrout (French pronunciation: [aʁu]; Occitan: Arrot) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
Arrout is a commune in the Pyrenees mountains in the former province of Couserans some 12 km south-west of Saint-Girons and 3 km north of Castillon-en-Couserans. Access to the commune is by a country road from the end of the D404, which comes from Cescau in the south-east, to the village or by the Chemin d'Arrout from Audressein in the south. There is also a country road from Alas in the north-east. The commune is rugged and heavily forested throughout.
The Lez River forms the southeastern border of the commune as it flows north-east to join the Salat at Saint-Girons. The Cayssau stream rises in the north-west and forms the north-western border before joining the Ruisseau de Lachein. The Ruisseau de Lasquert rises in the centre of the commune and flows north-east to join the Ruisseau de Lachein which flows south-west to join the Lez.
| Blazon: Quarterly, 1 and 4 Azure with a roundel of Or; 2 and 3 Argent with an eagle of Sable.
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List of Successive Mayors
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2010 | Georges Garié |
| 2010 | 2020 | Christiane Vignau |
| 2020 | 2026 | Patrice Savarino |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arrotois or Arrotoises in French.
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Arrout is one of the communes who received the Green Star of Esperanto from Esperanto info, an award given to mayors of communes who take a census of Esperanto speakers.
The Church contains three items that are registered as historical objects: