Construction of the castle 2e moitié du XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1850)
Period of initial construction documented.
26 décembre 1976
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 26 décembre 1976 (≈ 1976)
Protection of facades, roofs and interiors.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facades and roofs; entrance hall; the marble fountain at the foot of the west staircase; the kitchen with the bread oven and stone slab and the following rooms with their decor: on the ground floor: the large living room, the dining room and the bedroom at noon; on the first floor: the bedroom in the North (excluding the modern fireplaces with their tumblers located in the large living room, the bedroom at noon and the bedroom in the North) (Box B 83): inscription by order of 26 December 1976
Key figures
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Sources insufficient to identify.
Origin and history
Namps-au-Mont Castle is a building built during the second half of the eighteenth century, located in the commune of Namps-Maisonil (Somme, Hauts-de-France region). This monument illustrates the civil architecture of this period, marked by elegant facades and neat interior arrangements, as evidenced by the elements protected by the 1976 registration decree. The classified parts include facades, roofs, as well as emblematic rooms (large living room, dining room, bedrooms) with their original décor, with the exception of modern fireplaces.
The inscription in the Historical Monuments in 1976 highlights the heritage value of the castle, especially for its preserved interior spaces, such as the kitchen with its bread oven and stone paving, or the marble fountain located to the west. Although the sources do not specify its initial use (seigneurial residence, bourgeois house), its architecture and decorations reflect the way of life of the local elites under the Old Regime. The location, in the present department of the Somme, places this castle in a region then marked by a rural economy and networks of nobility or earth bourgeoisie.
No information is available on historic owners, architects or specific events related to the castle. The data are limited to its heritage protection and architectural description, without details of its future occupation or transformation. The accuracy of its location is considered satisfactory (level 6/10), with an address confirmed at 6 Bis Rue du Château, but without indication of its current access (visits, rental, accommodation).
