Arras facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Arras
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Place des Héros
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Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Arras | |
Intercommunality | Arras | |
Area
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11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi) | |
Population
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41,239 | |
• Density | 3,545.9/km2 (9,184/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code |
62041 /62000
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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. |
Arras ( Dutch: Atrecht) is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.
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
Images for kids
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"Li congié" by Jean Bodel, a trouvère that lived in Arras in the 12th century
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Arras: tapestry representing God's conversation with Noah
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Arras-born lawyer and politician Maximilien de Robespierre
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Arras in the Pas-de-Calais
See also
In Spanish: Arrás (Paso de Calais) para niños
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