Arbori

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.
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 Mayors

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.

Sites and Monuments

The "Pont de Truja" between Arbori and Lopigna is registered as an historical monument.
The "Parish Church of the Assumption" contains a Statue: Virgin and child which is registered as an historical object.
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 . Poet in the French and Corsican languages, founded L’Aloès, a Mediterranean Journal.
, the last Count of Corsica.