Nampont (; or Nampont-Saint-Martin) is a commune in the

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department in

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in northern

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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

and the

Pas-de-Calais The Pas-de-Calais (, ' strait of Calais'; ; ) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments of France, with 890, and is the ...

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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

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and French

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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".

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See also