Château de Pont-Remy

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Le château en bref

Château de Pont-Rémy (Somme) is a medieval fortress of the 15th century, built on an island in the Somme. It withstood Edward III in 1346, before the Battle of Crécy, was rebuilt after 1421 and hosted Henry II (1549), Mary, Queen of Scots (1561) and Henry IV (1594). It retains a large round tower with a crenellated wall-walk. The neo-Gothic reconstruction of the 19th century, three storeys high between two octagonal towers, is known from a drawing by Victor Hugo (1837). An arson fire in 2014 destroyed the interior decoration and panelling as well as the roof; the château is now in ruins. Listed as a Monument historique, it has been owned by the commune since 2015, which plans to stabilise the ruins and develop the 3-hectare estate.