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| Coordinates:49°44′50″N3°04′25″E / 49.7472°N 3.0736°E /49.7472; 3.0736 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Ham |
| Intercommunality | CC Est de la Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Eric Legrand[1] |
Area 1 | 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,408 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80410 /80400 |
| Elevation | 57–84 m (187–276 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ham (French pronunciation:[am];Picard:Hin) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France, northern France.
Ham is situated on the D930 and D937 crossroads, some 21 kilometres (13 mi) southwest ofSaint-Quentin, in the far southeast of the department, near the border with the department of theAisne.Ham (Somme) station has rail connections to Amiens, Saint-Quentin and Laon. The nearby villages of Estouilly and Saint-Sulpice joined the commune of Ham in 1965 and 1966 respectively.
The population data given in the table and graph below for 1962 and earlier refer to the commune of Ham excluding Estouilly and Saint-Sulpice.
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Mentioned for the first time in 932 as a possession of theseigneur Erard, junior member of the Counts of Ponthieu. The town was later conquered by the Counts of Vermandois in the 12th century. In the 14th century it was owned by a family from Ham itself. From April 7 to June 3, 1917, Ham was home to theLafayette Escadrille
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The first stone ramparts were put up in the 13th century by the local nobleman, Odon IV.
In the 15th century, thechâteau was transformed into a formidable fortress byJohn II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny.
In 1465, John's nephew, Louis of Luxembourg, built a hugedonjon, 33m high, 33m in diameter with walls 11m thick.[5]
In 1917, German forces blew up much of the château. All that remains are the entrance tower and vestiges of thedonjon andramparts.
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