Samer
Samer (Picard: Samé) is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Samer | |
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 The church of Samer | |
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Location of Samer 
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| Coordinates: 50°38′20″N 1°44′45″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | CC Desvres-Samer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Bailly |
| Area 1 | 16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,496 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62773 /62830 |
| Elevation | 12–199 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
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| 2563 | 2675 | 2845 | 2930 | 3026 | 3483 | |
| Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
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.
External links
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- Official town web site (in French)
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