Nampont

Nampont (or Nampont-Saint-Martin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Nampont
Commune
The town hall and school in Nampont
Location of Nampont
Nampont Show map of France Nampont Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°20′58″N 1°44′47″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Rue
Intercommunality	CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Claude Hertault
Area ^1	19.39 km^2 (7.49 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	248
• Density	13/km^2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
335	342	305	263	242	228	270
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

History

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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  Church in Montigny.
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  Church in Nampont.
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  Entrance of the château-fort.
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  On the church in Nampont.
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  Old "relais de poste".
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  Monument.
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  "Auberge des contrebandiers".

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.