Ayette

Ayette
The church of Ayette
The church of Ayette
Coat of arms of Ayette
Location of Ayette
Map
Ayette is located in France
Ayette
Ayette
Ayette is located in Hauts-de-France
Ayette
Ayette
Coordinates: 50°10′30″N 2°44′02″E / 50.175°N 2.7339°E / 50.175; 2.7339
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonBapaume
IntercommunalityCC du Sud-Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabien Tamayo[1]
Area
1
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 (French pronunciation: [ajɛt]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.[3]

Geography

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

Population

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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

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  • 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

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References

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  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" (in French). 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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