Fontaine-l'Étalon

Fontaine-l’Étalon
Coat of arms
Fontaine-l’Étalon
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Fontaine-l’Étalon
Coordinates: 50°18′21″N 2°03′54″E / 50.3058°N 2.065°ECoordinates: 50°18′21″N 2°03′54″E / 50.3058°N 2.065°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de l'Auxillois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Trannin
Area^1	3.98 km^2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	112
• Density	28/km^2 (73/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62345 / 62390
Elevation	54–132 m (177–433 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 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.

Fontaine-l’Étalon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated 31 miles (49.9 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D101 and the D124 roads.

Population

Historical population of Fontaine-l'Étalon

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	119	160	143	124	124	112
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Fermin, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• Traces of an old chateau.
• An old mill.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC cemetery in the churchyard
• Fontaine-l’Étalon on the Quid website (French)