Ayette
Ayette | |
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Coordinates: 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 du Sud-Artois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabien Tamayo[1] |
Area 1 | 5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 326 |
• 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. |
Ayette (French pronunciation: [ajɛt]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A farming village located 9 miles (14 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D7 and D919 roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ The Ayette British Cemetery
- ^ the Ayette Indian and Chinese cemetery
External links
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