Arrout (; oc, Arrot) is a

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in the Ariège department in the

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region of south-western

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. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arrotois'' or ''Arrotoises''

Geography

Arrout is a commune in the

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mountains in the former province of

Couserans 125px, Coat of arms of CouseransCouserans (; Gascon: ''Coserans'' ) is a small former province of France located in the Pyrenees mountains. Today Couserans makes up the western half of the Ariège ''département'', around the towns of Saint-Gir ...

some 12 km south-west of Saint-Girons and 3 km north of

Castillon-en-Couserans Castillon-en-Couserans (, literally ''Castillon in Couserans''; oc, Castilhon de Coserans) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Personalities Pierre Soulé (1801 – 1870), U.S. politician and diplomat, was born ...

. 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.Google Maps
/ref> The ''Lez'' river forms the south-eastern 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.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 85 inhabitants. Arrout Mairie

Culture and Heritage

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.

Religious Heritage

The Church contains three items that are registered as historical objects: *A

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with

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(17th century) *A Ciborium (17th century) *A

Templar , colors = White mantle with a red cross , colors_label = Attire , march = , mascot = Two knights riding a single horse , equipment ...

door (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy

References

External links

Arrout on the National Geographic Institute website

Arrout official website

Arrout on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Arrout'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{authority control Communes of Ariège (department)