Ault, Somme
commune in Somme, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ault is a commune. It is in the Hauts-de-France region in the Somme department in the north of France.
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Ault | |
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Coordinates: 50°06′07″N 1°26′58″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Abbeville |
Canton | Ault |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Interrégionale du Gros Jacques |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Marthe Sueur |
Area 1 | 5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | 1,941 |
• Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80039 /80460 |
Elevation | 0–107 m (0–351 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Ault is on the English Channel, 20 miles (32 km) west of Abbeville. It has chalk cliffs and a beach of pebbles and sand at low tide. South of the town is a large wooded valley, the ‘Bois de Cise. North of the town the cliffs become smaller, to the level of the beach at Onival. The area around the town, the 'hâble d’Ault' was mostly tidal marshland. This has been reclaimed from the sea and is used for farming cattle and sheep.