Arrans is located some 6 km north of Montbard and 5 km south-east of Asnières-en-Montagne. Access to the commune is by the D5 road from Montbard in the south which passes through the heart of the commune and the village and continues north to Verdonnet. The D119 road also links the village to Asnières-en-Montagne in the north-west. The D5E branches off the D5 in the commune and goes south-west to Saint-Rémy. The commune is mostly forest with farmland around and east of the village.[3]
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The Parish Church of Saint-Pierre-Célestin contains 2 Monumental Paintings of Saint Ambroise and Saint Nicolas (16th century) that are registered as an historical object.[7]