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Arras

Aerial view of Arras and the Places
Administration
Full nameArras
CountryFrance
RegionNord-Pas-de-Calais
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonChef-lieu of 3 cantons
IntercommunalityCommunauté urbaine d'Arras
MayorJean-Marie Vanlerenberghe (2001 � 2008)
Statistics
Elevation236.2 ft (72 m)
Highest Elevation324.8 ft (99 m)
Lowest Elevation170.6 ft (52 m)
Land Area4.5 sq mi (11.63 km2)
Total Population48000 (2007)
- Density10689.7/sq mi (4127.3/km2)
Postal code62000
INSEE62041

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Arras ( ) is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard dialect. Unlike many French words, the final "s" in the name should be pronounced.

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Bayfield in quarterfinal after upsetting CSCS - Pine River Times Tweet this news
Pine River Times--Junior Max -Arras-' point-after kick missed, leaving BHS up 6-0, but content they'd seen most of what the No. 6-seed Lions had to offer. ... - Date : Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:34:57 GMT+00:00
Tracking the sawmiller who went to war - Ross-Shire Journal Tweet this news
Ross-Shire Journal--The offensive of the Battle of -Arras- had begun on 9th April. As Aubigny is only 15 kilometres from -Arras-, and as it appears that the 4th Seaforth ... - Date : Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:23:51 GMT+00:00
Westminster Diary - Worcester Standard Tweet this news
Worcester Standard---...- but I also thought about the Second World War Cemetery in Crete and the First World War Cemeteries around -Arras- I visited with my wife this year, ... - Date : Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:44:57 GMT+00:00
Prescribed drugs cause 3 pct of French car crashes - Reuters India Tweet this news
Reuters India--A car is seen on a snowy country road after a snowfall in Vitry en Artois near -Arras-, in northern France February 10, 2010. LONDON (Reuters Life! ... - Date : Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:24:21 GMT+00:00
NCP parking costs 'driving shoppers out of city' - WalesOnline Tweet this news
WalesOnline---...- took his elderly father-in-law to visit a cross at Cardiff Castle dedicated to his uncle Charles Coe, who died in 1917, just after the Battle of -Arras-. ... - Date : Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:04:22 GMT+00:00
British Soldiers of the Great War, 1914-1918 - Jewish Chronicle Tweet this news
Jewish Chronicle---...- Driver, RFA, who joined in October 1916, was sent to France in April, 1917, and took part in the severe fighting around -Arras- and other areas. ... - Date : Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:56:01 GMT+00:00
Sweetheart may hold key to life of soldier - Press and Journal Tweet this news
Press and Journal---...- born Private James Fraser died of his wounds on April 10, 1917, the day after the Gordon Highlanders sustained heavy casualties in the Battle of -Arras-. ... - Date : Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:49:23 GMT+00:00
Golden Reign Resources Ltd.: Drill Hole SA10-06 Intersects High Grade Gold ... - MarketWatch (press release) Tweet this news
MarketWatch (press release)--All three new zones lie in the previously unexplored area between two vein structures identified by Butters - the San Albino zone and -Arras-/San Lorenzo zone ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:37:22 GMT+00:00
Doha, Abu Dhabi Film Festivals Bring Culture and Profit - Real Estate Channel Tweet this news
Real Estate Channel--Tunisian born filmmaker Tarak ben -Arras- optioned the novel Black Gold 30 years ago. It took him until now to organize the production and secure distribution ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:00:25 GMT+00:00
Woodbury Sign Salvos - Litchfield County Times Tweet this news
Litchfield County Times--Noting that his letter of potential violation invited him to discuss the matter at the Oct. 12 meeting, Tom -Arras- said, “The item was not on the agenda. ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:34:31 GMT+00:00



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