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| Arras | ||
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 Place des Héros | ||
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  Arras | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Arras | ||
| 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 | |
| Area1 | 11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 41,239 | |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62041 /62000 | |
| Elevation |
52–99 m (171–325 ft) (avg. 72 m or 236 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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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
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