Fortel-en-Artois

Fortel-en-Artois
Coat of arms
Fortel-en-Artois
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Fortel-en-Artois
Coordinates: 50°15′29″N 2°13′29″E / 50.2581°N 2.2247°ECoordinates: 50°15′29″N 2°13′29″E / 50.2581°N 2.2247°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Région de Frévent
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Nivel
Area^1	5.89 km^2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	155
• Density	26/km^2 (68/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62346 / 62270
Elevation	83–144 m (272–472 ft) (avg. 122 m or 400 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.

Fortel-en-Artois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated 25 miles (40.2 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D115 and the D115E roads.

Population

Historical population of Fortel-en-Artois

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	166	187	160	186	181	155
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.Pierre, dating from the eighteenth century.
• A big sandstone crucifix at the road junction.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Fortel-en-Artois on the Quid website (French)