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Arras

Coordinates: 50°17′23″N 2°46′51″E / 50.2897°N 2.7808°E / 50.2897; 2.7808
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Arras
Place des Héros
Place des Héros
Coat of arms of Arras
Location of Arras
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Arras is located in France
Arras
Arras
Arras is located in Hauts-de-France
Arras
Arras
Coordinates: 50°17′23″N 2°46′51″E / 50.2897°N 2.7808°E / 50.2897; 2.7808
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
IntercommunalityArras
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Frédéric Leturque
Area
1
11.63 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
41,239
 • Density3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62041 /62000
Elevation52–99 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.

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.

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