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Arras
Arras is a city of northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département.
Latin: Atrebatum.
It was located in the former province of Artois.
Arras was the birthplace of Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), French revolutionist.
The fortifications were upgraded by Vauban.
- City council website (http://www.ville-arras.fr/)
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