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Arras

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Arras — Town in Artois (Pas-de-Calais)
The capital of Artois, birthplace of Maximilien de Robespierre, who practised there as a lawyer before 1789. (Editorial synthesis)
Arras is located in the Pas-de-Calais. (source: INSEE, Code officiel géographique)
Recorded person born in Arras: Maximilien de Robespierre.
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