Arrout (; ) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
Geography
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.Google Maps
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.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 2001 2010 Georges Garié 2010 2020 Christiane Vignau 2020 2026 Patrice Savarino
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arrotois or Arrotoises in French.Le nom des habitants du 09 - Ariège, habitants.fr
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 Chalice with Paten (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Ciborium (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Templar door (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
See also Communes of the Ariège department
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