Nampont

Nampont
Nampont
Location within Picardy region  Nampont
Coordinates: 50°20′58″N 1°44′47″E / 50.3494°N 1.7464°E / 50.3494; 1.7464Coordinates: 50°20′58″N 1°44′47″E / 50.3494°N 1.7464°E / 50.3494; 1.7464
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Rue
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Claude Hertault
Area
• Land1	19.39 km2 (7.49 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population2	270
• Population2 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.

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

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.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Nampont on the website of Quid
• Position of Nampont on a map of France