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The Old Post Office House Bernay-en-Ponthieu is a building built between the 15th and 16th centuries. This building, located in the department of the Somme, is representative of the civil architecture of this period in Picardia (now integrated with the Hauts-de-France). Its listing in the inventory of Historic Monuments by order of 18 May 1926 underlines its heritage importance, although the available sources do not specify its exact use before its postal function.

The location of the Post Office, at 165 National Road in Bernay-en-Ponthieu, is documented with satisfactory accuracy (note 7/10). The Merimée and Monumentum data indicate that it is one of the few protected civilian buildings in this commune, whose Insee code (80087) confirms the anchoring in the old Picard territory. No information is available on any owners, architects or significant events related to this monument.

In medieval and reborn times, houses of this type often served as relays for travellers, merchants or messengers, playing a key role in regional exchanges. In the Hauts-de-France, then in Picardie, these buildings reflected the prosperity of rural towns, linked to agricultural activities and river or land trade. The absence of details about the Old Post Office House does not allow to specify its exact role, but its ranking demonstrates its historical and architectural value.

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