Arras
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Arras | ||
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Place des Héros | ||
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Coordinates: 50°17′23″N 2°46′51″E / 50.2897°N 2.7808°ECoordinates: 50°17′23″N 2°46′51″E / 50.2897°N 2.7808°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Arras | |
Intercommunality | Arras | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Frédéric Leturque | |
Area 1 | 11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi) | |
Population (2012)2 | 41,239 | |
• Density | 3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62041 /62000 | |
Elevation | 52–99 m (171–325 ft) (avg. 72 m or 236 ft) | |
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. |
Arras (French pronunciation: [aʁɑːs]; Dutch: Atrecht) is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.
Sister cities[change | change source]
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