Bomy

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

Bomy
A typical building of Pas-de-Calais, in Bomy
Coat of arms
Location of Bomy
Bomy
Bomy
Coordinates: 50°34′29″N 2°14′10″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Alain Deblock
Area
1
14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
631
  Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62153 /62960
Elevation85–180 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.

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

Geography

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

It's 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.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962653    
1968674+3.2%
1975658−2.4%
1982603−8.4%
1990608+0.8%
1999604−0.7%
2009596−1.3%

Sights

  • The church of St. Vaast, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The remains of the old château, 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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