Arras
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Intercommunality | Arras |
| Mayor | Frédéric Leturque (2012–2014) |
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| Elevation | 52–99 m (171–325 ft) (avg. 72 m / 236 ft) |
| Land area1 | 11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 42,049 (2009) |
| - Density | 3,616 /km2 (9,370 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62041/ 62000 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°17′23″N 2°46′51″E / 50.2897°N 2.7808°E
Arras (French pronunciation: [aʁɑːs]; Dutch: Atrecht) is a commune. It is found in the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais in the Pas-de-Calais department in the north of France.
Sister cities [change]
Arras is twinned with:
Chemnitz, Germany, since 1967- Herten, Germany, since 1984
Oudenaarde, Belgium, since 1990
Ipswich, United Kingdom, since 1992- Duisburg, Germany, since 2010
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