title: Saint-Blimont
text: # Saint-Blimont
  
  Saint-Blimont (French pronunciation: ​) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The commune is situated 12 miles (19 km) west of Abbeville, on the D106 road. Sitting squarely between the industrial Vimeu region and the tourist regions of Picardie.
  
  ## History
  
  Closely linked with Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. The monk evangelist Saint Valery healed Blimond around 615, who succeeded him as head of the abbey at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.
  
  ## Places of interest
  
  * The fifteenth century watchtower that has been a belltower for about 150 years. The tower is accessible in July and August, with guided visits every Saturday at 11 o'clock.
  * The nineteenth century church, with interesting elements such as beams, a baptismal font originating from the previous sixteenth century church and a 15th-century statue of Saint Blimond.
  