Not to be confused with Arras in Albania, for other uses see Arras (disambiguation) Arras Arras beffroi. jpg Coat of arms of Arras Arras is located in FranceArrasArras Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Arras is located in Nord-Pas-de-CalaisArrasArras Administration Country France Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Pas-de-Calais Arrondissement Arras Intercommunality Arras Mayor Frédéric Leturque Statistics Elevation 52–99 m is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France on the Scarpe river. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard dialect. Unlike many French words, the final s in the name should be pronounced.