Bomy

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

Bomy
Commune
A typical building of Pas-de-Calais, in Bomy
Coat of arms
Location of Bomy
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Coordinates: 50°34′29″N 2°14′10″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fruges
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Deblock
Area ^1	14.63 km^2 (5.65 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	631
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 km^2 (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

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 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.

• 
  The wooded site of the old château
• 
  The main façade of the present building
• 
  View of the rear of the château
• 
  Weir on the river Locquette

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Annuaire-Mairie"