Nampont (; or Nampont-Saint-Martin) is a commune in the
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Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. The ...
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
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and the
Pas-de-Calais
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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
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and French
Picardy
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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.
Montigny2.JPG, Church in Montigny.
Eglise Saint-Martin de Nampont, Somme, Fr.jpg, Church in Nampont.
Nampont (Somme, Fr), Château-fort (4).JPG, Entrance of the château-fort.
Nampont3.JPG, On the church in Nampont.
Nampont, Somme, Fr, relais de poste.JPG, Old "relais de poste".
Nampont, Somme, Fr, monument aux morts.JPG, Monument.
Nampont (Somme, Fr), Auberge des contrebandiers.JPG, "Auberge des contrebandiers".