Nampont
Nampont | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Abbeville |
Canton | Rue |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Claude Hertault |
Area1 | 19.39 km2 (7.49 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 270 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80580 / 80120 |
Elevation | 2–67 m (6.6–219.8 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 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. |
Nampont (or Nampont-Saint-Martin) is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.
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Geography
Nampont is situated on the banks of the Authie river, at the junction of the N1 and D12 roads and on the border of the departments of the Somme and the Pas-de-Calais.
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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335 | 342 | 305 | 263 | 242 | 228 | 270 |
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates |
History
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Places and monuments
The ‘Maison Forte’, built in the 15th century as a border-post on the Authie. After the Spanish invasion, it was transformed into a customs post for the imposition of the ‘Gabelle’ (taxes levied on salt and other commodities, between Spanish Artois and French Picardy Nowadays, the Maison Forte is the clubhouse of Nampont-Saint-Martin golf club. Public access is limited to exterior views from the road or the courtyard.
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Montigny2.JPG
Church in Montigny.
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Montigny3.JPG
Church in Nampont.
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Nampont (Somme, Fr), Château-fort (4).JPG
Entrance of the château-fort.
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Nampont3.JPG
On the church in Nampont.
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Nampont, Somme, Fr, relais de poste.JPG
Old "relais de poste".
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Nampont, Somme, Fr, monument aux morts.JPG
Monument.
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Nampont (Somme, Fr), Auberge des contrebandiers.JPG
"Auberge des contrebandiers".
See also
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