Arras is a town and commune in northern France, capital of the Pas-de-Calais département.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Population: 41,000
• Originally settled by the Celtic tribe of the Atrebates, it later became a Roman garrison town known as Atrebatum
• It is located in the former Dutch and French province of Artois
• Arras is served by the LGV Nord high speed railway

SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS

• The Grande Place
• Place des Heros
• The old Cathedral of Arras, constructed between 1030 and 1396
• The gothic Town Hall