Tortefontaine

Tortefontaine
Commune
The school, town hall and church of Tortefontaine
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°19′22″N 1°55′17″E / 50.3228°N 1.9214°E / 50.3228; 1.9214Coordinates: 50°19′22″N 1°55′17″E / 50.3228°N 1.9214°E / 50.3228; 1.9214
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	CC Sept Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Tetu
Area 1	11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	218
• Density	18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Tortefontaine is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France 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.

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[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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