Canton Of Samer
The canton of Samer is a former Cantons of France, canton situated in the Departments of France, department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Regions of France, region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had a total of 27,775 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais
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Geography

The canton is organised around Samer in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 2m (Saint-Léonard, Pas-de-Calais, Saint-Léonard) to 199m (Samer) for an average altitude of 53m. The canton comprised 18 Communes of France, communes: *Carly, Pas-de-Calais, Carl ...
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Samer
Samer (; pcd, Samé; vls, Sint-Wulmaars) is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. 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 (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 The following is a list of the 890 communes of the Pas-de-Calais department of France. ...
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