Fortel-en-Artois Fortel-in-Artoé (Picard)
Commune
The centre of Fortel-en-Artois
Coat of arms
Location of Fortel-en-Artois
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Coordinates: 50°15′29″N 2°13′29″E / 50.2581°N 2.2247°E / 50.2581; 2.2247
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[1]
Area 1	5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	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.^[3]

Geography

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

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the eighteenth century.
• A big sandstone crucifix at the road junction.