Bomy
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Bomy
|commune status = Commune
|image = bomy2.jpg
|caption = A typical building of Pas-de-Calais, in Bomy
|image coat of arms = Blason Bomy.svg
|arrondissement = Saint-Omer
|canton = Fruges
|INSEE = 62153
|postal code = 62960
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Pays de Saint-Omer
|coordinates = {{coord|50.5747|2.2361|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 102
|elevation min m = 85
|elevation max m = 180
|area km2 = 14.63
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Bomy ({{IPA|fr|bɔmi}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62153-bomy INSEE commune file]
Geography
Bomy is situated 12 miles (19 km) south of the town of Saint-Omer, on the D130 road. It is surrounded by the communes of Beaumetz-lès-Aire, Erny-Saint-Julien and Laires.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-62153#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |674
|1975 |658
|1982 |603
|1990 |608
|1999 |604
|2009 |596
|2014 |607
|2020 |653
}}
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.
Image:bomy3.jpg|The wooded site of the old château
Image:bomy4.jpg|The main façade of the present building
Image:bomy1.jpg|View of the rear of the château
Image:bomy5.jpg|Weir on the river Locquette
See also
References
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{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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