Samer

Samer (Picard: Samé) is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Samer
The church of Samer
Coat of arms
Location of Samer
Samer
Samer
Coordinates: 50°38′20″N 1°44′45″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCC Desvres-Samer
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Claude Bailly
Area
1
16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,496
  Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62773 /62830
Elevation12–199 m (39–653 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19682,675    
19752,845+0.88%
19822,930+0.42%
19903,026+0.40%
19993,105+0.29%
20073,457+1.35%
20123,891+2.39%
20174,496+2.93%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the 15th century.
  • The château du Grand-Molinet, dating from the 18th century.
  • The ruins of an abbey, dating from the 15th century.
  • Two museums, of art and of natural history.
  • The de la Vienne farmhouse (1700).

Notable people

  • Eustace the Monk (c. 1170-1217), pirate and mercenary, was a Benedictine monk at Samer Abbey
  • Jean Mouton (c. 1459-30 October 1522) was a French composer of the Renaissance.
  • Jean-Charles Cazin (1840-1901), French landscape painter, son of a well-known doctor, FJ Cazin (1788-1864), was born at Samer.

See also

References


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