Šampēteris is an old Riga neighbourhood on the

Pārdaugava Pārdaugava (literally means "Trans" or "Over" -Daugava area) is an area most often associated with Riga, composed of several neighbourhoods on the west (left) bank of Daugava River. The name is literally translated as 'over Daugava , be, � ...

side of the

Daugava , be, Заходняя Дзвіна (), liv, Vēna, et, Väina, german: Düna , image = Fluss-lv-Düna.png , image_caption = The drainage basin of the Daugava , source1_location = Valdai Hills, Russia , mouth_location = Gulf of Riga, Baltic ...

river, with many houses built in the first part of 20th century still surviving.

Etymology

The area's name comes from the French word ''champêtre'', which means 'rural, pastoral'. Neighbourhoods in Riga {{Riga-stub