The Canton of Ault is a former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 10 communes, which joined the canton of Friville-Escarbotin in 2015. It had 10,193 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme, INSEE
Geography The canton was 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.
The canton comprised 10 communes:
Allenay Ault Béthencourt-sur-Mer Friaucourt Méneslies Mers-les-Bains Oust-Marest Saint-Quentin-la-Motte-Croix-au-Bailly Woignarue Yzengremer
Population Population Growth 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 110501156212532116401106910984 Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting
See also Arrondissements of the Somme department Cantons of the Somme department Communes of the Somme department
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