Ayette

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms of Ayette
Coat of arms
Location of Ayette
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(2020–2026) Fabien Tamayo[1]Area
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5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
326 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
62068 /62116
Elevation97–139 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.

Ayette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[3]

Geography

A farming village located 9 miles (14 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D7 and D919 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 351—    
1975 336−0.62%
1982 306−1.33%
1990 335+1.14%
1999 336+0.03%
2009 313−0.71%
2014 329+1.00%
2020 324−0.25%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

  • L'Église Sainte-Libaire, rebuilt after 1918, along with the rest of the village.
  • The CWGC maintains two cemeteries: The British Cemetery[5] and the Indian and Chinese cemetery.[6] There is also a British Cemetery in Douchy-lès-Ayette, about a kilometer to the west.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ The Ayette British Cemetery
  6. ^ the Ayette Indian and Chinese cemetery

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