- Pont-Remy
French commune|name= Pont-Remy
x = 132
y = 36
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Abbeville
canton=Canton d'Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher
insee=80635
cp=80580
maire=Mme Annie Roucoux
mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Haut Clocher
alt moy=9 m
alt mini=6 m
alt maxi=109 m
hectares=993
km²=9,93
sans=1400
date-sans=1999
dens=140|Pont-Remy is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .Geography
Situated at the junction of the D901 and D183 roads at an ancient crossing point of the
Somme River , some 7 miles southeast ofAbbeville .Population
Places of interest
* The railway station
* Church of Saint-Pierre
* The château. Because of its position on a small island, it held out against the English forces during theHundred Years War .Cardinal Richelieu was imprisoned here.
The present-day owners have allowed the building to fall into disrepair, much to the chagrin of the people of the village. An association was set up in2007 to persuade the owners to see reason and help to save this historic monument
* The British cemeteryee also
Communes of the Somme department External links
* [http://ww1cemeteries.com/ww1frenchextension/pontremy.htm The British and Commonwealth Cemetery, just north of the village] en
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80635&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Pont-Remy on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Pont-Remy Pont-Remy on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on March 13th 2008."
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