Arras: Commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
Arras (French pronunciation: ; Dutch: Atrecht) is a commune.
It is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.
Arras | |
|---|---|
 Place des Héros | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Arras  Arras | |
| Coordinates: 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) | 41,239 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
Sister cities
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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