Ayette

Ayette
Commune
The church of Ayette
Coat of arms
Location of Ayette
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Coordinates: 50°10′30″N2°44′02″E / 50.175°N 2.7339°E / 50.175; 2.7339
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  (Jan. 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 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

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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

External links

• The CWGC war cemeteries at Ayette