Arras, County of Artois

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Arras,_County_of_Artois

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:city
gptkbp:area	11.63 km²
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:County_of_Artois
gptkbp:coordinates	50.2910° N, 2.7779° E
gptkbp:currentLocation	gptkb:Hauts-de-France
gptkbp:department	gptkb:Pas-de-Calais
gptkbp:elevation	52 m
gptkbp:famousFor	gptkb:Grand_Place gptkb:Battle_of_Arras gptkb:Arras_Cathedral gptkb:Arras_lace gptkb:Belfry_of_Arras
gptkbp:foundedIn	gptkb:Roman_era
gptkbp:historicalName	gptkb:Picard
gptkbp:historicalRegion	gptkb:Artois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Arras, County of Artois
gptkbp:language	gptkb:French
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:France gptkb:County_of_Artois
gptkbp:mayor	Frédéric Leturque (as of 2024)
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Arras_(1917) gptkb:Battle_of_Arras_(1940) gptkb:Treaty_of_Arras_(1435) gptkb:Treaty_of_Arras_(1482) gptkb:Arras_Massacre_(1579)
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:University_of_Artois gptkb:Arras_Conservatory gptkb:Arras_Theatre
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Jean-Marie_Vanlerenberghe gptkb:Adam_de_la_Halle gptkb:Vidocq gptkb:Maximilien_Robespierre gptkb:Émile_Legrelle
gptkbp:originalName	gptkb:Nemetacum
gptkbp:population	about 41,000 (2020)
gptkbp:postalCode	62000
gptkbp:river	Scarpe
gptkbp:twinnedWith	gptkb:Ipswich gptkb:Dantewada gptkb:Herten
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Belfry_of_Arras
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Margaret_III,_Countess_of_Flanders
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5