Canton of Ault

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Coordinates: 50°06′07″N 1°26′58″E / 50.1019444444, 1.44944444444

Canton of Ault
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Communes	10
Chief Town	Ault
Cantonal code	80 11
Statistics
Land area¹	57,33 km²
Population
-1999	10,984
-Density	191,59/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Ault is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Composition 3 Population 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Ault in the arrondissement of Abbeville. The altitude varies from 0m at Ault to 127m at Yzengremer for an average of 70m.

[edit] Composition

The canton of Ault comprises 10 communes and a total of 10,984 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Allenay	279	80130	80018
Ault	2 070	80460	80039
Béthencourt-sur-Mer	997	80130	80096
Friaucourt	669	80460	80364
Méneslies	310	80520	80527
Mers-les-Bains	3 394	80350	80533
Oust-Marest	704	80460	80613
Saint-Quentin-la-Motte-Croix-au-Bailly	1 310	80880	80714
Woignarue	735	80460	80826
Yzengremer	516	80520	80834

[edit] Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
11050	11562	12532	11640	11069	10984
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] See also

• Somme
• Arrondissements of the Somme department
• Cantons of the Somme department
• Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• Le canton d'Ault on the Insee website

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 21st, 2008.