- Tortefontaine
French commune|name=Tortefontaine
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton=Hesdin
insee=62824
cp=62140
mayor=Daniel Degardin
mandat=
intercomm=Communauté de communes de l'Hesdinois
longitude=1.92139
latitude=50.3228
alt moy=26 m
alt mini=11 m
alt maxi=98 m
hectares=1 181
km²=11,81
sans=231
date-sans=1999
dens=19|Tortefontaine is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .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.Etymology
The name translates as 'Twisted fountain'.
Population
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.External links
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62824&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Tortefontaine on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Tortefontaine Tortefontaine on the Quid website] frSee also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais département
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