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Magnificent castle, witness to a flourishing industrial past.

Not far from here (1.2 km), on the outskirts of Bourdon, there is a large military cemetery for German soldiers who fell here on the Somme in heavy fighting (including the Battle of Abbeville in early June 1940).

At this picnic area by the canal, you can relax and admire the landscape.

The Marais des Cavins is a 22-hectare natural site which is home to a variety of habitats, plants and animals. You can explore wetlands, floating rafts, wooded areas and ponds, where you may be able to spot the rare great bittern or water fern. The Marais des Cavins is also a place of cultural interest, with this plan which inspired the novel En Famille by Hector Malot, the story of a young orphan who lives with her grandparents in the marsh. Enjoy the beauty and tranquility of this unique ecosystem in the heart of the Somme valley.

It was Jean-Baptiste Saint, patron of jute weaving in the Nièvre valley and director of the Saint-Frères manufactory, who saw the construction of the château in 1880 as proof of his social success. He died in 1880 and his widow Stéphanie Zambaux bought the land and carried out the construction.