Pont-Remy (; also ''Pont-Rémy''; pcd, Pont-d'Érmy) is a commune in the

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department in

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

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Geography

The commune is situated at the junction of the D901 and D183 roads at an ancient crossing point of the river

, some southeast 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 ...

. Pont-Remy station has rail connections to Amiens and Abbeville.

Population

Places of interest

* The railway station * Church of Saint-Pierre * The Château de Pont Remy Somme, also known as the Château Clochard (meaning the 'homeless man' or 'tramp' a reference to its abandoned state) or Château Pianiste (for the number of pianos left at the site).
The Château or Castle originally has been the site of numerous historical visitors including

Cardinal Richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu (; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman and statesman. He was also known as ''l'Éminence rouge'', or "the Red Eminence", a term derived from the ...

since its rebuilding after being destroyed during the hundred years war.
An association was set up in 2007 to persuade the owners to save this historic monument. On August 13, 2012 the Château was severely damaged by fire, halting a planned community renovation and restoration program.http://www.courrier-picard.fr/courrier/Actualites/Info-locale/Picardie-Maritime/Un-incendie-devaste-le-chateau * The British cemetery

Geography

Population

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