Fortel-en-Artois

Fortel-en-Artois Fortel-in-Artoé (Picard)
Commune
The centre of Fortel-en-Artois
Coat of arms
Location of Fortel-en-Artois
Fortel-en-Artois Fortel-en-Artois
Coordinates: 50°15′29″N 2°13′29″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	CC Ternois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Dourlens
Area 1	5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	215
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Fortel-en-Artois (French: [fɔʁtɛl ɑ̃n‿aʁtwɑ]; Picard: Fortel-in-Artoé; literally "Fortel in Artois") is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A small farming village situated 25 miles (40 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D115 and the D115E roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	187	—
1975	160	−2.20%
1982	186	+2.17%
1990	181	−0.34%
1999	155	−1.71%
2007	208	+3.74%
2012	222	+1.31%
2017	211	−1.01%
Source: INSEE

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