Nampont
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Commune of Nampont |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardy | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville | |
| Canton | Rue | |
| Mayor | Claude Hertault (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 2 m–67 m (avg. 10 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 19,39 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
228 | |
| - Density | 11/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80580/ 80120 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Nampont (or Nampont-Saint-Martin) is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardy region of France.
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[edit] Geography
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.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 335 | 342 | 305 | 263 | 242 | 228 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] History
[edit] 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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