Alette

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Coordinates: 50°31′07″N 1°49′44″E / 50.5186111111, 1.82888888889

Commune of Alette
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Hucqueliers
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton d'Hucqueliers et environs
Mayor	Constant Vasseur
Statistics
Elevation	26 m–162 m (avg. 32 m)
Land area¹	13,87 km²
Population² (1999)	249
- Density	17/km²
Miscellaneous
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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Alette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
245	256	216	235	260	249
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Alette on the Insee website (French)
• Alette on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 16th 2008.