Artres (French pronunciation: [aʁtʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2] A group of grave objects from a Frankish noble lady was found in Artres in the nineteenth century. Known as the Artres Treasure, it is now mostly in the British Museum.[3]
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Coordinates: 50°17′39″N 3°32′28″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
Canton | Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes |
Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Liliane Andre |
Area 1 | 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
Population | 1,061 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59019 /59269 |
Elevation | 39–96 m (128–315 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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The arms of Artres are blazoned : Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)
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