Tortefontaine
Encyclopedia
Tortefontaine is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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, on the D136 road with the Varnette, a small tributary of the Authie
flowing through it.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
Tortefontaine lies southwest of HesdinHesdin
Hesdin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:The N39, from Arras to Montreuil, used to be the main thoroughfare of the town. In the 1950s, a circular route was created to help traffic flow...
, on the D136 road with the Varnette, a small tributary of the Authie
Authie River
The Authie is a river in northern France whose 103 km course crosses the departement of the Pas-de-Calais and Somme. Its source is near the village of Coigneux...
flowing through it.
Population
Places and monuments
- The ruins of the abbey of Dommartin. First built in 1161, the ruins are found in farmland.
- 17th / 18th century buildings and more ruins of the same.