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Ayette
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Ayette (French pronunciation: [ajɛt]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
01Geography
A farming village located 9 miles (14 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D7 and D919 roads.
02Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 351 | , |
| 1975 | 336 | −0.62% |
| 1982 | 306 | −1.33% |
| 1990 | 335 | +1.14% |
| 1999 | 336 | +0.03% |
| 2007 | 326 | −0.38% |
| 2012 | 333 | +0.43% |
| 2017 | 324 | −0.55% |
| 2023 | 330 | +0.31% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
03Sights
- L'Église Sainte-Libaire, rebuilt after 1918, along with the rest of the village.
- The CWGC maintains two cemeteries: The British Cemetery and the Indian and Chinese cemetery. There is also a British Cemetery in Douchy-lès-Ayette, about a kilometer to the west.
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- Ayette église.jpg by André Lemoine, CC BY-SA 3.0
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