Pont-Remy (; also ''Pont-Rémy''; pcd, Pont-d'Érmy) is a
commune
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department
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Government and military
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in
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...
in northern
France
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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 Somme, 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
Pont-Remy is a railway station in the town Pont-Remy, Somme department, region Hauts-de-France, northern France. It is situated on the Longueau–Boulogne railway, between Amiens and Abbeville. The station is served by TER Hauts-de-France trains ...
has rail connections to Amiens and Abbeville.
Population
Places of interest
* The railway station
* Church of Saint-Pierre
* The
Château de Pont Remy Somme
A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.
Nowaday ...
, 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