Ayette

Ayette
Coat of arms
Ayette
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Ayette
Coordinates: 50°10′30″N 2°44′02″E / 50.175°N 2.7339°ECoordinates: 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	Croisilles
Intercommunality	Sud Arrageois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yves Maréchal
Area^1	5.15 km^2 (1.99 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	313
• Density	61/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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.	±%
1962	340	—
1968	351	+3.2%
1975	336	−4.3%
1982	306	−8.9%
1990	335	+9.5%
1999	336	+0.3%
2009	313	−6.8%

Sights

• The church of St. Libaire, rebuilt after 1918, along with the rest of the village.
• The British Commonwealth war cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC war cemetery at Ayette
• Ayette on the Quid website (French)