Samer is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.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 peopleJean 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.