Ayette
Ayette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[3]
Ayette | |
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 The church of Ayette | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ayette | |
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| Coordinates: 50°10′30″N 2°44′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bapaume |
| Intercommunality | CC du Sud-Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabien Tamayo[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
| Population | 324 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62068 /62116 |
| Elevation | 97–139 m (318–456 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A farming village located 9 miles (14 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D7 and D919 roads.
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% |
| 2006 | 327 | −2.7% |
| 2007 | 326 | −0.3% |
| 2009 | 313 | −4.0% |
| 2012 | 333 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 329 | −1.2% |
| 2015 | 327 | −0.6% |
Sights
- L'Église Sainte-Libaire, rebuilt after 1918, along with the rest of the village.
- The CWGC maintains two cemeteries: The British Cemetery[4] and the Indian and Chinese cemetery.[5] There is also a British Cemetery in Douchy-lès-Ayette, about a kilometer to the west.
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- INSEE commune file
- The Ayette British Cemetery
- the Ayette Indian and Chinese cemetery
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