Samer Explained
| Samer |
| Native Name: | Sint-Wulmaars |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Samer (Pas-de-Calais).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton: | Desvres |
| Insee: | 62773 |
| Postal Code: | 62830 |
| Mayor: | Christophe Douchain[1] |
| Term: | 2022 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Desvres-Samer |
| Coordinates: | 50.6389°N 1.7458°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 12 |
| Elevation Max M: | 199 |
| Area Km2: | 16.78 |
Samer (pronounced as /fr/; pcd|Samé; vls|Sint-Wulmaars) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023. fr.
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62773-samer INSEE commune file
