Bomy

Bomy
Bomy
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Bomy
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Canton of Fauquembergues
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Deblock
Area1	14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	596
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62153 / 62960
Elevation	85–180 m (279–591 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bomy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Its surrounded by the common Beaumetz-lès-Aire, Erny-Saint-Julien and Laires, Bomy is located 19 km southwest of Saint-Omer's largest city around.

Geography

A village situated 12 miles (19 km) south of Saint-Omer, on the D130 road.

Its surrounded by the common Beaumetz-lès-Aire, Erny-Saint-Julien and Laires, Bomy is located 19 km southwest of Saint-Omer, the largest city around.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	653	—
1968	674	+3.2%
1975	658	−2.4%
1982	603	−8.4%
1990	608	+0.8%
1999	604	−0.7%
2009	596	−1.3%

Sights

• The church of St. Vaast, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The remains of the old chateau, where a truce between France and Spain was signed in 1537.
• The present-day château. The building dates from 1755. It was confiscated during the French Revolution and sold for use as a sugar beet factory. It was sold again in 1839 to the Baron de Vilmarest.

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  The wooded site of the old château

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  The main façade of the present building

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  View of the rear of the château

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  Weir on the river Locquette

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Bomy on the Quid website (French)