Oust-Marest

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Oust-Marest
Oust-Marest
Coordinates: 50°02′37″N 1°27′35″E / 50.0436°N 1.4597°E / 50.0436; 1.4597Coordinates: 50°02′37″N 1°27′35″E / 50.0436°N 1.4597°E / 50.0436; 1.4597
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Abbeville
Canton Ault
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Claude Davergne
Area
 • Land1 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population (2209)
 • Population2 649
 • Population2 Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80613 / 80460
Elevation 7–113 m (23–371 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 ft)

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.

Oust-Marest is a commune in the Somme ddépartement in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D1015 road, some 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Abbeville, on the banks of the river Bresle, the border with Seine-Maritime.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009
594 615 665 664 656 704 665 649
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

History

The name of Oust-Marest comes from Roman origins. Possibly from a settlement named in honour of Augusta. Archaeologists have found traces of a Gallo-Roman amphitheatre and a temple in the locality.

Places of interest

  • A watermill on the river Bresle

See also

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