Artesia is the historical Latin and Spanish name of Artois 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, which were drilled there since the 12th century. Artesia may also refer to:

Places

;Botswana * Artisia ;United States * Artesia, California * Artesia, Colorado (obsolete name for the town of Dinosaur, Colorado) * Artesia, Mississippi *

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 Beach, Wisconsin

Companies

* Artesia Digital Media Group, 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), a French-Italian train company

Other

* Artesia High School located in Artesia, New Mexico * Artesia High School located in Lakewood, California * Artesia (comics), 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, a fictional character in ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' anime series {{disambig