Arbori (; ) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.
Geography Arbori is located in a direct line some 12 km south of Marignana and 20 km north of Sarrola-Carcopino. Access to the commune is by the road D1 which runs by a tortuous route north from Sari-d'Orcino through the commune to the village then continues north to Vico. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Mercolaccia and Parapoghiu. The commune is remote, mountainous, and heavily forested although with a small patch of farmland in the centre.Google Maps
The eastern and southern border is formed by the river Liamone, which flows south and then west, from its confluence with the Cruzini.
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 2001 2008 Marie-France Padovani Leca 2008 2020 Jean Pierre Giaferri 2020 2026 Paul Chiappella
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arborais or Arboraises in French.Le nom des habitants du 2A - Corse-du-Sud, habitants.fr
Sites and Monuments The "Pont de Truja" (Truja Bridge) between Arbori and Lopigna (1809) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The "Parish Church of the Assumption" contains a Statue: Virgin and child (19th century) which is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy The "Castaldu" was an old fortified chateau that was razed in 1489 by the Genoese.
Notable people linked to the commune Santu Casanova, poet. Pierre Toussaint Leca (Petru Leca) (1879-1951 at Nice). Poet in the French and Corsican languages, founded L’Aloès, a Mediterranean Journal.Corsica: Elements for a dictionary of proper names, Researched by A.-D. Monti, Preface by J. Fusina.
(1445-1515), the last Count of Corsica.
See also Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department
References
External links
Arbori on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website