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Samer

Coordinates: 50°38′20″N 1°44′45″E / 50.6389°N 1.7458°E / 50.6389; 1.7458
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Samer
Sint-Wulmaars
The church of Samer
The church of Samer
Coat of arms of Samer
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

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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References

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  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
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