For the name, see Samer (name).
Samer | |
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Coordinates: 50°38′20″N 1°44′45″E / 50.6389°N 1.7458°ECoordinates: 50°38′20″N 1°44′45″E / 50.6389°N 1.7458°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Canton | Samer |
Intercommunality | Samer et environs |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Bailly |
Area1 | 16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 3,483 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Samer is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Population[edit]
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[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]
- 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.
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External links[edit]
- Official town web site (French)