Overall score
Use the Arras profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy, and resilience alongside Lille, Lens, and Reims.
Overall55/100
Affordability60/100
Air quality66/100
Energy56/100
France / Western Europe
Arras City Intelligence
Arras is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department with Flemish-Baroque squares and proximity to the Belgian border and Lille. Arras is a western europe city of about ~125K metro in France. On the composite city-intelligence score, Arras sits at an early stage relative to the indexed set (55/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- ~125K metro
Image credit: Image: JackyM59 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall city intelligence
Constrained55/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Data confidence
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
Verified utility layers
See country hub
Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.
Arras data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 55/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 60/100 | Arras's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 66/100 | Arras's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 56/100 | Arras's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 56/100 | Arras's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 56/100 | Arras's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 56/100 | Arras's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 56/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Safety
Overall safety78/100
Low crime79/100
Personal safety80/100
Night safety76/100
Road safety76/100
Arras is estimated to be a generally safe city (78/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life81/100
Healthcare84/100
Education83/100
Green space92/100
Cleanliness84/100
Infrastructure84/100
Mobility66/100
Arras has a very high quality-of-life estimate (81/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
Family Friendliness
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Family Friendliness
Family friendliness81/100
Education83/100
Green space92/100
Overall safety78/100
Arras scores very high for family living (81/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability71/100
Walkability80/100
Cycling62/100
Infrastructure84/100
Arras is high for remote workers (71/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability77/100
Healthcare84/100
Cleanliness84/100
Outdoor lifestyle54/100
Arras is high for retirement (77/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability and a clean environment.
Emergency and public safety in Arras
Local public safety guidance for Arras, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European emergency | 11224/7 | 112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge. |
| Police | 1724/7 | — |
| Medical (SAMU) | 1524/7 | — |
| Fire (Sapeurs-pompiers) | 1824/7 | — |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Arras, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the France emergency profile.
Public safety sources
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
- European Commission: 112 — The European emergency number
Used as the primary attribution for the EU-wide 112 universal emergency number on European country profiles.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Arras
Healthcare context for Arras, with national-level information from France where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Arras, see the France healthcare profile.
Healthcare sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.
- Government of France: Ministère de la Santé et de la Prévention
Used as the primary attribution for French public-health context.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Arras
Local mobility context for Arras, with national-level context from France where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Arras, see the France transport profile.
Transport sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.
- Government of France: Ministère de la Transition écologique
Used as the primary federal attribution for French national transport context.
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français: SNCF
Used as the primary attribution for French national rail operator information.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Air quality dataset
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Arras. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Arras
Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025
Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location
Source-attributed values for Arras will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailable- Publisher
- Global City Intelligence
- Last verified
- 2026-05-16
The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the Arras air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Explore Arras modules
City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.
Cost of Living in Arras
Arras's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality in Arras
Arras's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy in Arras
Arras's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety in Arras
Arras's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed in Arras
Arras's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk in Arras
Arras's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
City rankings
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living in Arras
Cost of living estimates for Arras — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate in Arras
Climate profile for Arras — Oceanic climate, annual average 11.1°C, comfort score 66/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs in Arras
Economy and jobs profile for Arras — tourism economy, economy score 74/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, manufacturing. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Universities and education in Arras
Education profile for Arras — regional education center, education score 64/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Visual guide to Arras
Source-attributed visual context for Arras using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning guide for Arras
Weekend trip planning checklist for Arras — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Nearby weekend places from Arras
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Arras
Estimate a monthly budget for Arras using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Arras
Plan a trip budget for Arras using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Nearby cities from Arras
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Arras. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Lens, France
Same region · about 16 km from Arras. Explore Lens's city intelligence profile.
Béthune, France
Same region · about 29 km from Arras. Explore Béthune's city intelligence profile.
Lille, France
Same region · about 43 km from Arras. Explore Lille's city intelligence profile.
Valenciennes, France
Same region · about 53 km from Arras. Explore Valenciennes's city intelligence profile.
Tournai, Belgium
Cross-border · about 56 km from Arras. Explore Tournai's city intelligence profile.
Saint-Quentin, France
Same region · about 61 km from Arras. Explore Saint-Quentin's city intelligence profile.
Ypres, Belgium
Cross-border · about 63 km from Arras. Explore Ypres's city intelligence profile.
Kortrijk, Belgium
Cross-border · about 69 km from Arras. Explore Kortrijk's city intelligence profile.
Mons, Belgium
Cross-border · about 85 km from Arras. Explore Mons's city intelligence profile.
Dunkirk, France
Same region · about 88 km from Arras. Explore Dunkirk's city intelligence profile.
Themed collections
Theme-first discovery collections that include Arras — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
France Cycling Friendly Areas
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France Forest Walks
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France River Valleys
River Valleys · 16 places across 10 cities.
France Weekend Nature Retreats
Weekend Nature Retreats · 50 places across 32 cities.
Interpretation
Use the Arras profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy, and resilience alongside Lille, Lens, and Reims. Its standout dimensions are air quality (66/100) and cost of living (60/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (56/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the France country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Arras appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- European Environment Agency: Air Quality Status Report
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.