Artesia is the historical Latin and Spanish name of

Artois Artois ( ; ; nl, Artesië; English adjective: ''Artesian'') is a region of northern France. Its territory covers an area of about 4,000 km2 and it has a population of about one million. Its principal cities are Arras (Dutch: ''Atrecht'') ...

in northern France. The name ultimately derived from the Belgic tribe the

Atrebates The Atrebates (Gaulish: *''Atrebatis'', 'dwellers, land-owners, possessors of the soil') were a Belgic tribe of the Iron Age and the Roman period, originally dwelling in the Artois region. After the tribes of Gallia Belgica were defeated by Caes ...

. The county gave its name to

Artesian wells An artesian aquifer is a confined aquifer containing groundwater under positive pressure. An artesian aquifer has trapped water, surrounded by layers of impermeable rock or clay, which apply positive pressure to the water contained within th ...

, which were drilled there since the 12th century. Artesia may also refer to:

Places

;Botswana *

Artisia Artisia, also known as Mosomane or Artesia, is a village in Kgatleng District of Botswana. It is located around 55 km north of Mochudi, along the Gaborone Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a populati ...

;United States *

Artesia, California Artesia (Spanish for "artesian aquifer") is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California. Artesia was incorporated on May 29, 1959, and is one of Los Angeles County's Gateway Cities. The city has a 2010 census population of 16,522. Artesi ...

* Artesia, Colorado (obsolete name for the town of

Dinosaur, Colorado Dinosaur is a statutory town in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 243, down from 339 at the 2010 census. Dinosaur is a part of the Craig, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town of Dinosaur w ...

) *

Artesia, Mississippi Artesia is a town in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The population was 440 at the 2010 census. History Artesia was originally ''Artesia Junction'', a junction point on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. During the railroad's construction in the 1850s, a ...

Artesia, New Mexico Artesia is a city in Eddy County, New Mexico, centered at the intersection of U.S. routes 82 and 285; the two highways serve as the city's Main Street and First Street, respectively. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,301. Hist ...

Artesia Wells, Texas Artesia Wells is an unincorporated community and populated place in La Salle County, Texas, United States. According to the ''Handbook of Texas'', the community had an estimated population of 35 in 2000. Artesia Wells is located at the junction o ...

Artesia Beach, Wisconsin Artesia Beach is an unincorporated community in the town of Calumet, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country ...

Companies

Artesia Digital Media Group OpenText Corporation (also written ''opentext'') is a Canadian company that develops and sells enterprise information management (EIM) software. OpenText, headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, is Canada's fourth-largest software company ...

, a Digital Asset Management software company owned by Open Text * Artesia Banking Corporation since March 2001 a sub of Dexia Bank * Banque Artesia Nederland since October 2006 a sub of GE Commercial Finance *

Artesia (railways) TGV Artesia was a service branding and joint venture between France and Italy from 1995 to 2011.Company information reporte Trains were staffed by Trenitalia in Italy and SNCF in France. The bar/restaurant service was operated by Cremonini company ...

, a French-Italian train company

Other

* Artesia High School located in Artesia, New Mexico * Artesia High School located in Lakewood, California *

Artesia (comics) ''Artesia'' is an epic fantasy comic book series authored and illustrated by American artist Mark Smylie. Artesia is also the name of the heroine of the cycle, described by the author as a "Pagan Joan of Arc," while noting that the closest histori ...

, a comic book series ** Artesia: Adventures in the Known World, role-playing game based on Artesia comic book series * Artesia Som Deikun, better known as

Sayla Mass This is a list of fictional characters from the 1979 Japanese science fiction anime television series ''Mobile Suit Gundam''. Earth Federation Amuro Ray is the son of Tem Ray, the project leader for the Earth Federation's Project V, whi ...

, a fictional character in ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' anime series {{disambig