Douchy-lès-Ayette
| Douchy-lès-Ayette | ||
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  Douchy-lès-Ayette | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Douchy-lès-Ayette | ||
| Coordinates: 50°10′37″N 2°43′05″E / 50.1769°N 2.7181°ECoordinates: 50°10′37″N 2°43′05″E / 50.1769°N 2.7181°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Croisilles | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Région de Bapaume | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Charles Derue | |
| Area1 | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 312 | |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62272 / 62116 | |
| Elevation |
92–147 m (302–482 ft) (avg. 106 m or 348 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Douchy-lès-Ayette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A farming village 9 miles (14.5 km) south of Arras on the D7 road.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 286 | 309 | 288 | 295 | 321 | 312 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the destruction wrought by World War I.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also
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