Samer
Appearance
Samer
Sint-Wulmaars | |
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![]() The church of Samer | |
Coordinates: 50°38′20″N 1°44′45″E / 50.6389°N 1.7458°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Canton | Desvres |
Intercommunality | CC Desvres-Samer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Christophe Douchain[1] |
Area 1 | 16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,649 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/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. |
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
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,675 | — |
1975 | 2,845 | +0.88% |
1982 | 2,930 | +0.42% |
1990 | 3,026 | +0.40% |
1999 | 3,105 | +0.29% |
2007 | 3,457 | +1.35% |
2012 | 3,891 | +2.39% |
2017 | 4,496 | +2.93% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samer.
- Official town web site (in French)