Arras

Arras (French pronunciation: ​[aʁɑːs]; Dutch: Atrecht) is a commune. It is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region.

Arras
Place des Héros
Coat of arms
Location of Arras
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Coordinates: 50°17′23″N 2°46′51″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