Fortel-en-Artois explained

Fortel-en-Artois
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Fortel-en-Artois.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Insee:	62346
Postal Code:	62270
Mayor:	Dominique Dourlens^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Ternois
Coordinates:	50.2581°N 2.2247°W
Elevation M:	122
Elevation Min M:	83
Elevation Max M:	144
Area Km2:	5.89

Fortel-en-Artois (pronounced as /fr/; pcd|Fortel-in-Artoé; literally "Fortel in Artois") is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62346-fortel-en-artois INSEE commune file