Tortefontaine
| Tortefontaine | ||
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  Tortefontaine | ||
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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 | |
| Area1 | 11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 238 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62824 / 62140 | |
| Elevation |
11–98 m (36–322 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 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. | ||
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
The inhabitants are called Tortefontainois.
| 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tortefontaine. |
- Tortefontaine on the Quid website (French)