Arras | |
|---|---|
 Location within the region Hauts-de-France | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| No. of communes | 357 |
| Prefecture | Arras |
Area | 2,245.3 km2 (866.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 249,836 |
| • Density | 111.27/km2 (288.19/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 621 |
Thearrondissement of Arras is anarrondissement of France in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-Franceregion. It has 357communes.[2] Its population is 249,961 (2021), and its area is 2,245.3 km2 (866.9 sq mi).[3]
The communes of the arrondissement of Arras, and theirINSEE codes, are:[2]
The arrondissement of Arras was created in 1800.[4] In January 2007 it lost the canton of Le Parcq to thearrondissement of Montreuil, and the two cantons of Avion and Rouvroy to thearrondissement of Lens.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Pas-de-Calais, it lost three communes to thearrondissement of Béthune and eight communes to the arrondissement of Lens.[5]
As a result of the reorganisation of thecantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Arras were, as of January 2015:[6]
