Alouette

Alouette is the French word for a lark.

Alouette or alouettes may also refer to:

In music and literature:

  • "Alouette" (song), a children's song
  • Alouette (song), by Denise Emmer (specially composed for a Brazilian soap-opera named Pai Heroi (in Portuguese), broadcasted by Globo TV in 1979)
  • Alouette, a character in The King of Braves GaoGaiGar

In aerospace:

  • SNCASE Alouette, a utility helicopter developed in France in the early 1950s which was abandoned for development of the Alouette II
  • Aérospatiale Alouette II, a light utility helicopter built in France (1956–1975)
  • Aérospatiale Alouette III, a light utility helicopter built in France (1961–1985)
  • No. 425 Squadron RCAF, also known as Alouette Squadron and now called 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron, a squadron of CF-18 based out of Bagotville, Quebec
  • Alouette 1, a Canadian satellite launched in 1962
  • Alouette 2, a Canadian satellite launched in 1965
  • 9995 Alouette, an S-type main-belt asteroid discovered in 1960

In sport:

  • Montreal Alouettes, a team in the Canadian Football League
  • Notre-Dame-de-Grace Maple Leafs, also called the Montreal Junior Alouettes, a team in the Quebec Junior Football League
  • Nipissing Alouettes, an ice hockey team
  • Saint-Jérôme Alouettes, an ice hockey team

In geography:

  • Alouette Lake, a lake in British Columbia
  • Alouette River, a river in British Columbia

In other usage:

  • Alouette (cheese), an American French-style cheese
  • Aluminerie Alouette, an aluminum smelter located at Sept-Îles, Quebec
  • Legio V Alaudae, or the Fifth Larks Legion, a legion levied by Julius Caesar in 52 BC