Canton of Ault explained

50.1019°N 1.4494°W

Type:canton
Ault
Seat:Ault
Nbcomm:10
Insee:80 11
Pop:10193
Population As Of:2012
Area:57.33
Disbanded:2015

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.[1] It had 10,193 inhabitants (2012).[2]

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:[2]

Population

Population Growth
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
110501156212532116401106910984
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028664510 Décret n° 2014-263 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Somme
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep80.pdf Populations légales 2012: 80 Somme