Arró Explained

Arró
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:42.7444°N 0.7122°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Lleida
Subdivision Type3:Special division
Subdivision Name3:Val d'Aran
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Es Bòrdes
Elevation M:914
Population Total:25
Population As Of:2005
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:25551
Blank Name:Climate

Arró (in Occitan (post 1500); pronounced as /aˈru/) is a village located in the municipality of Es Bòrdes (Val d'Aran), Catalonia. It was an independent municipality before 1847.[1]

Description

The village is located at an altitude of 885 m, to the right of the Garonne, in the extreme northwest of the municipal district. It has a small population of 25 inhabitants (2005), joined by a short branch on the N-230 road. It is presided over by the parochial church of Sant Martí, of Romanesque and Gothic origin with an octagonal bell tower.[2]

Notes and References

  1. “Estadística vecinal formada con arreglo á la supresion de Ayuntamientos practicada en las poblaciones que no escedian de 30 vecinos, y rectificada segun los datos últimamente presentados por los pueblos, aprobada por S. M. en Real órden de 21 de mayo del corriente año de 1847.” Boletín oficial de la provincia de Lérida. N°74-81. 11 de juny de 1847. Numeritzat per el Servei d'Arxius, Estudis i Informació de la Diputació de Lleida. p.27 Read online.
  2. Web site: Arró . Pat.mapa: arquitectura . 11 April 2013 . Direcció General del Patrimoni Cultural de la Generalitat de Catalunya .