Tortefontaine
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Tortefontaine | ||
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![]() ![]() Tortefontaine | ||
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Tortefontaine | ||
Coordinates: 50°19′22″N 1°55′17″E / 50.3228°N 1.9214°ECoordinates: 50°19′22″N 1°55′17″E / 50.3228°N 1.9214°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Montreuil | |
Canton | Hesdin | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Hesdinois | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Daniel Degardin | |
Area | ||
• Land1 | 11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi) | |
Population (2006) | ||
• Population2 | 238 | |
• Population2 Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62824 / 62140 | |
Elevation |
11–98 m (36–322 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) | |
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. |
Tortefontaine is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Tortefontaine lies southwest of Hesdin, on the D136 road with the Varnette, a small tributary of the Authie flowing through it.
Etymology
The name translates as twisted fountain.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 259 | 285 | 225 | 258 | 216 | 231 | 238 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places and monuments
- The ruins of the abbey of Dommartin. First built in 1161, the ruins are found in farmland.
- 17th / 18th century buildings and more ruins of the same.
See also
References
External links
- Tortefontaine on the Quid website (French)
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