Fontaine-l'Étalon
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| Fontaine-l’Étalon | ||
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  Fontaine-l’Étalon | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Fontaine-l’Étalon | ||
| Coordinates: 50°18′21″N 2°03′54″E / 50.3058°N 2.065°ECoordinates: 50°18′21″N 2°03′54″E / 50.3058°N 2.065°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Auxillois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Trannin | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 3.98 km2 (1.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999) | ||
| • Population2 | 112 | |
| • Population2 Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62345 / 62390 | |
| Elevation |
54–132 m (177–433 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Fontaine-l’Étalon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A small farming village situated 31 miles (49.9 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D101 and the D124 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 119 | 160 | 143 | 124 | 124 | 112 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Fermin, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- Traces of an old chateau.
- An old mill.
See also
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