Arras
Arras, with 42 thousand residents,1 is located on the Scarpe River,2 in Pas de Calais (Strait of Dover) Department, Nord-Pas de Calais (North-Strait of Dover) Region, France. The belfry of the city hall is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site honoring belfries of France and België/ Belgique (Belgium). This Hôtel de Ville is also the tallest local building.3 The citadel is part of another World Heritage Site honoring the fortifications of Vauban.
External references
Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) with its belfry, Arras, Pas de Calais (Strait of Dover) Department, Nord-Pas de Calais (North-Strait of Dover) Region, France
Footnotes
1. Figure for 2010 in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_communes_in_France_with_over_20,000_inhabitants, accessed 2/9/2015.
2. A tributary of the Escault (Schelde, Scheldt) River.
3. Emporis.com, accessed 6/30/2015. The tower, completed in 1554, was restored after World War I.
