Artois

Summary

Artois is a historical province of France^[1]. Artois draws 839 Wikipedia views per month (historical_province_of_france category, ranking #7 of 26).^[2]

Key Facts

• Artois is in the country of France^[3].
• Artois's instance of is recorded as historical province of France^[4].
• Artois's capital is recorded as Arras^[5].
• Artois's Commons category is recorded as Artois^[6].
• 1659 marks the founding of Artois^[7].
• Artois was dissolved in 1790^[8].
• Artois's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.5, 'lon': 2.5}^[9].
• Artois's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Artois^[10].
• Artois's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[11].
• Artois's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• Artois's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[13].
• Artois's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Artois^[14].
• Artois's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Artois'}^[15].

Body

Geography

Artois is in the country of France^[3].

Designation and Status

Artois's instance of is recorded as historical province of France^[4].

History and Context

1659 marks the founding of Artois^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Artois include artesian well^[16]; Second Battle of Artois^[17], a battle^[18], in France^[19]; and Third Battle of Artois^[20], a battle^[21], in France^[22].

Why It Matters

Artois draws 839 Wikipedia views per month (historical_province_of_france category, ranking #7 of 26).^[2] Artois has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] Artois is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

Entities named for Artois include artesian well^[16]; Second Battle of Artois^[17], a battle^[18], in France^[19]; and Third Battle of Artois^[20], a battle^[21], in France^[22].