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In the heart of the Baie de Somme nature reserve, between the coastal river Maye and the ‘foraines’ of Saint-Firmin, the village of Berteaucourt – which would later take the name Saint-Firmin-lès-Crotoy – became a holiday resort very early on. As early as the 5th century, Regnacaire, a Frankish chieftain close to Clovis, is said to have owned a country house on these lands, which were later established as a seigneury.

Saint-Firmin Church is first recorded in the 12th century. A watercolour painted in 1850 by Oswald Macqueron, held at the Abbeville library, depicts the building with its Romanesque nave. The nave is shown to be lower than the chancel. The whole structure is built of sandstone, notably the porch tower, topped by a bulbous bell tower dating from the 16th century, which constitutes the oldest part of the present building.

A fire in 1901 devastated the church, which was subsequently rebuilt: the roof of the nave was raised to match that of the chancel, and the nave was rebuilt in brick in the Neo-Gothic style, which was then in vogue.

Today, the Association for the Preservation of the Two Churches, in partnership with the local council, works to preserve and showcase this rich religious heritage. Through a variety of events, tours, activities and concerts, it helps to bring this historic site to life and enable people to discover it.

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