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Cramont () is a commune in the
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department in
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in northern
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Geography

Cramont is situated on the D166 road, some northeast of
Abbeville Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of ...
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History

In 1524, the troops of Charles Quint,
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and king of Spain reduced the town and much of the surrounding area to ashes. In 1867, the population stood at 615, in 162 houses. The chief occupations were centred on the linen industry.


Places of interest

* St. Martin's church built in 1857 by Oswald Macqueron, is built of stone and covered in slates.


Population

The inhabitants of the town of Cramont are referred to as ''Cramontois, Cramontoises'' in French.La ville de Cramont
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See also

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Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Somme (department) {{Abbeville-geo-stub