Arras
Arras | |
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 Clockwise frae tap: A row o Flemish-Baroque-style tounhooses, the Saint-Vaast Aibey, a colourfu hoose, the Vauban Citadel, an the Toun Haw an its Belfry | |
.svg) Coat airms | |
  Arras 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 | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Depairtment | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Intercommunality | Arras |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Frédéric Leturque |
| Area 1 | 11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 43,693 |
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (9,700/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 Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | |
Arras (/ˈærəs/; French pronunciation: [aʁɑːs]; Dutch: Atrecht) is the caipital (chef-lieu/préfecture) o the Pas-de-Calais depairtment.
Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]
Twin touns – Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Arras is twinned wi:
Ipswich, Unitit Kinrick[1]
Oudenaarde, (Belgium)
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 Julie 2013.