Artois, County of
Years: 1237 - 1659
The County of Artois is an historic province of the Kingdom of France, held by the Dukes of Burgundy from 1384 until 1477/82, and a state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1493 until 1659.Present Artois lies in northern France, on the border with Belgium.
Its territory has an area of around 4000 km² and a population of about one million.
Its principal cities are Arras (Atrecht), Calais (Kales), Boulogne-sur-Mer (Bonen), Saint-Omer (Sint-Omaars), Lens and Béthune.
It forms the interior of the French département Pas-de-Calais.
