Tortefontaine
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Commune of Tortefontaine |
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| Country | France |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | .svg/20px-Blason_ville_fr_Montreuil-sur-Mer_(Pas-de-Calais).svg.png){kind=small} Montreuil |
| Canton | Hesdin |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Hesdinois |
| Mayor | Daniel Degardin |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 11 m–98 m (avg. 26 m) |
| Land area¹ | 11,81 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
231 |
| - Density | 19/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 62824/ 62140 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Tortefontaine is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Tortefontaine lies to the south-west of Hesdin, on the D136 road. A typical village of the region, with the Varnette, a small tributary of the Authie flowing through it.
[edit] Etymology
The name translates as 'Twisted fountain'.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 259 | 285 | 225 | 258 | 216 | 231 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
- Tortefontaine on the Insee website (French)
- Tortefontaine on the Quid website (French)
