| Ham | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ham.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Péronne |
| Canton: | Ham |
| Insee: | 80410 |
| Postal Code: | 80400 |
| Mayor: | Eric Legrand[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Est de la Somme |
| Coordinates: | 49.7472°N 3.0736°W |
| Elevation M: | 65 |
| Elevation Min M: | 57 |
| Elevation Max M: | 84 |
| Area Km2: | 9.5 |
Ham (in French pronounced as /am/; Hin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France, northern France.
Ham is situated on the D930 and D937 crossroads, some 21km (13miles) southwest of Saint-Quentin, in the far southeast of the department, near the border with the department of the Aisne. 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.
Mentioned for the first time in 932 as a possession of the seigneur 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 the Lafayette Escadrille
The first stone ramparts were put up in the 13th century by the local nobleman, Odon IV.
In the 15th century, the château was transformed into a formidable fortress by John II of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny.
In 1465, John's nephew, Louis of Luxembourg, built a huge donjon, 33m high, 33m in diameter with walls 11m thick.[2]
In 1917, German forces blew up much of the château. All that remains are the entrance tower and vestiges of the donjon and ramparts.
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