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For the name, see Samer (name).

Samer
Sint-Wulmaars
Commune
The church of Samer
The church of Samer
Coat of arms of Samer
Coat of arms
Location of Samer
Map
Samer is located in France
Samer
Samer
Samer is located in Hauts-de-France
Samer
Samer
Coordinates: 50°38′20″N 1°44′45″E / 50.6389°N 1.7458°E / 50.6389; 1.7458
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCC Desvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Christophe Douchain[1]
Area
1
16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,649
 • Density280/km2 (720/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.

Samer (French pronunciation: [same]; Picard: Samé; West Flemish: Sint-Wulmaars) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

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[4]

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

  • Saint Vulmar, hermit who founded Samer Abbey in the 6th century. "Samer" may be a corruption of his name.
  • 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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samer