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	344  (2009)
- Density	25 /km2 (65 /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
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	245	—
1968	256	+4.5%
1975	216	−15.6%
1982	235	+8.8%
1990	260	+10.6%
1999	249	−4.2%
2009	344	+38.2%

Sights

• 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

References

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

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Alette on the Quid website (French)