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Arras

Hauts-de-Francecity

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Arras

Total population

42,600

Coordinates50.29°, 2.78°

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City facts

Overview

Arras is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The historic centre of the Artois region, with a Baroque town square, Arras is in northern France at the confluence of the rivers Scarpe and Crinchon.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.2910
Longitude
2.7772
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Earthquake history

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
62041
Department
62
Region
32
Population (Wikidata)
42,875

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr