Arbori (French pronunciation: [aʁbɔʁi]; Corsican: Arburi) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.

Arbori
Arbori Village
Arbori Village
Location of Arbori
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Arbori is located in France
Arbori
Arbori
Arbori is located in Corsica
Arbori
Arbori
Coordinates: 42°08′34″N 8°47′51″E / 42.1428°N 8.7975°E / 42.1428; 8.7975
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
ArrondissementAjaccio
CantonSevi-Sorru-Cinarca
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Paul Chiappella[1]
Area
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20.03 km2 (7.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
52
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2A019 /20160
Elevation13–882 m (43–2,894 ft)
(avg. 345 m or 1,132 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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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.[3]

The eastern and southern border is formed by the river Liamone, which flows south and then west, from its confluence with the Cruzini.[3]

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name
2001 2008 Marie-France Padovani Leca
2008 2020 Jean Pierre Giaferri
2020 2026 Paul Chiappella

Demography

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arborais or Arboraises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1800 329—    
1806 352+1.13%
1821 351−0.02%
1831 397+1.24%
1836 417+0.99%
1841 434+0.80%
1846 449+0.68%
1851 465+0.70%
1856 479+0.60%
1861 310−8.33%
1866 507+10.34%
1872 567+1.88%
1876 550−0.76%
1881 561+0.40%
1886 524−1.36%
1891 489−1.37%
1896 588+3.76%
1901 623+1.16%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 542−2.75%
1911 525−0.64%
1921 503−0.43%
1926 504+0.04%
1931 517+0.51%
1936 512−0.19%
1946 232−7.61%
1954 176−3.39%
1962 148−2.14%
1968 140−0.92%
1975 122−1.95%
1982 92−3.95%
1990 62−4.81%
1999 63+0.18%
2007 66+0.58%
2012 59−2.22%
2017 54−1.76%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]

Sites and Monuments

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  • The "Pont de Truja" (Truja Bridge) between Arbori and Lopigna (1809)   is registered as an historical monument.[8]
  • The "Parish Church of the Assumption" contains a Statue: Virgin and child (19th century)   which is registered as an historical object.[9]
  • The "Castaldu" was an old fortified chateau that was razed in 1489 by the Genoese.

Notable people linked to the commune

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France
  5. ^ Le nom des habitants du 2A - Corse-du-Sud, habitants.fr
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arbori, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001758 Pont de Truja (in French) 
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM2A000176 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
  10. ^ Corsica: Elements for a dictionary of proper names, Researched by A.-D. Monti, Preface by J. Fusina. (in French)
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