Arras

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Arras is a historic city in northern France renowned for its Flemish-Baroque architecture, grand squares, and role as a strategic site in both World Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune of France
belfryHeight 75 metres
coordinateLocation 50.291°N 2.777°E
country France
demonym Arrageois
Arrageoise
distanceFrom about 180 km north of Paris
hasArchitecturalStyle Flemish-Baroque architecture
hasEducationalInstitution University of Artois (Arras campus)
hasFestival Main Square Festival
hasMayor Frédéric Leturque
hasMuseum Musée des Beaux-Arts d’Arras
hasNotableBuilding Abbey of Saint-Vaast
Belfry of Arras
surface form: Arras belfry

Arras Cathedral
surface form: Arras cathedral

Belfry of Arras
surface form: Arras town hall
hasNotableFeature Grand Place
Place des Héros
hasNotableStructure Carrière Wellington museum
Wellington Quarry
heritageDesignation Belfries of Belgium and France
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component (Belfries of Belgium and France)
historicalRegion County of Artois
surface form: Artois
INSEECODE 62041
isPrefectureOf Pas-de-Calais
knownFor Flemish-Baroque town houses
large market squares
role in World War I
role in World War II
locatedIn Hauts-de-France
Pas-de-Calais
locatedInRegion northern France
mayorParty UDI
officialLanguage French
population about 40,000 inhabitants
postalCode 62000
river Scarpe
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
twinTown Herten
Ipswich
Kaposvár
Oudenburg
Rotterdam NERFINISHED
Ypres
wasCapitalOf County of Artois
wasSiteOf Battle of Arras (1914)
Battle of Arras (1917)
Battle of Arras (1940)

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County of Artois capital Arras
Ipswich hasTwinTown Arras
Hauts-de-France contains Arras
Union of Arras namedAfter Arras
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban notableWork Arras
this entity surface form: fortifications of Arras
Cauchy-à-la-Tour hasDepartmentCapital Arras
this entity surface form: Arras (prefecture of Pas-de-Calais)
Guy Mollet workLocation Arras
this entity surface form: Arras, France
Guy Mollet burialPlace Arras
this entity surface form: Arras, France
Pas-de-Calais capital Arras
Pas-de-Calais prefecture Arras
Pas-de-Calais contains Arras
The Incorruptible placeOfBirth Arras
subject surface form: Maximilien Robespierre
this entity surface form: Arras, France
The Incorruptible residence Arras
subject surface form: Maximilien Robespierre
this entity surface form: Arras, France
Arras 1917 locatedIn Arras
Béthune locatedNorthOf Arras
Maximilien placeOfBirth Arras
subject surface form: Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien residence Arras
subject surface form: Maximilien Robespierre
Arras Offensive location Arras
Vimy, France partOf Arras
this entity surface form: Arras arrondissement
Vimy, France locatedNear Arras
Porte-de-Paris Cemetery, Arras, France locatedNear Arras
this entity surface form: Porte de Paris, Arras
northern France containsCity Arras
subject surface form: Northern France
Vimy Ridge nearestCity Arras
Third Battle of the Scarpe (1917) location Arras
this entity surface form: Arras, France
Lens, France near Arras
Louise Weiss placeOfBirth Arras
Bishop of Arras basedIn Arras
Arras Cathedral locatedIn Arras