Alette

Alette
Alette
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Alette
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil-sur-Mer
Canton	Hucqueliers
Intercommunality	Hucqueliers et environs
Mayor	Constant Vasseur
Statistics
Elevation	26–162 m (85–531 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
Land area1	13.87 km2 (5.36 sq mi)
Population2	249  (1999)
- Density	18 /km2 (47 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62021/ 62650
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.

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

Geography

A small village situated some 5 miles(3 km) northeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D151 road.

Population

Historical population of Alette

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	245	256	216	235	260	249
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church. When constructed, in the 12th century, the tower consisted of four triple windows separated by small bays. It was severely damaged in 1544 and it was necessary to reconstruct three of the sides without windows. The spire dates from 1585. The tower is classified as an historic monument.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Alette on the Quid website (French)

References

This article incorporates information from the revision as of 16 April 2008 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.

• INSEE commune file