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Canton of Ault

Coordinates: 50°6′7″N 1°26′58″E / 50.10194°N 1.44944°E / 50.10194; 1.44944
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50°6′7″N 1°26′58″E / 50.10194°N 1.44944°E / 50.10194; 1.44944

Ault
Former canton
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CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
No. of communes10
Disbanded2015
SeatAult
Area
57.33 km2 (22.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
10,193
 • Density178/km2 (460/sq mi)

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,[1] which joined the canton of Friville-Escarbotin in 2015.[2] It had 10,193 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

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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:[1]

Population

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

See also

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