Arrout
Arrout (; ) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as "Arrotois" or "Arrotoises" 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. 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. Administration. List of Successive Mayors Demography. In 2017 the commune had 85 inhabitants . 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: