Fontaine-l'Étalon explained

Fontaine-l’Étalon
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Fontaine-l'Étalon.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Auxi-le-Château
Insee:	62345
Postal Code:	62390
Mayor:	Alain Trannin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Ternois
Coordinates:	50.3058°N 2.065°W
Elevation M:	102
Elevation Min M:	54
Elevation Max M:	132
Area Km2:	3.98

Fontaine-l’Étalon (in French pronounced as /fɔ̃tɛn letalɔ̃/; Fontainne-l'Étalon) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

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

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

External links

• The CWGC cemetery in the churchyard

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62345-fontaine-l-etalon INSEE commune file