Ayette
| Ayette | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
 The church of Ayette | ||
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  Ayette Location within Hauts-de-France region  Ayette | ||
| Coordinates: 50°10′30″N 2°44′02″E / 50.175°N 2.7339°ECoordinates: 50°10′30″N 2°44′02″E / 50.175°N 2.7339°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Bapaume | |
| Intercommunality | CC Sud-Artois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Philippe Deruy | |
| Area1 | 5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 329 | |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62068 /62116 | |
| Elevation |
97–139 m (318–456 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Ayette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Geography
A farming village located 9 miles (14 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D7 and D919 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 340 | — |
| 1968 | 351 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 336 | −4.3% |
| 1982 | 306 | −8.9% |
| 1990 | 335 | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 336 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 313 | −6.8% |
| 2014 | 329 | +5.1% |
Sights
- L'Église Sainte-Libaire, rebuilt after 1918, along with the rest of the village.
- The CWGC maintains two cemeteries: The British Cemetery[1] and the Indian and Chinese cemetery.[2] There is also a British Cemetery in Douchy-lès-Ayette, about a kilometer to the west.
See also
References
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