Samer (; pcd, Samé; vls, Sint-Wulmaars) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
and in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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Population
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
Eustace the Monk ( fro, Eustache le Moine; c. 1170 – 24 August 1217), born Eustace Busket,Knight 1997,. was a mercenary and pirate, in the tradition of medieval outlaws. The birthplace of Eustace was not far from Boulogne. A 1243 document m ...
(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
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
Official town web site
Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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