Tortefontaine

Tortefontaine
Coat of arms of Tortefontaine Coat of arms
Tortefontaine
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Tortefontaine
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
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)
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.

Historical population of Tortefontaine

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Tortefontaine on the Quid website (French)