Fortel-en-Artois (; pcd, Fortel-in-Artoé; literally "Fortel in
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'') ...
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commune
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in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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Geography
A small farming village situated 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
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks.
Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...
crucifix at the road junction.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
Fortelenartois
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