Bomy

Bomy
Bomy
	Commune
	A typical building of Pas-de-Calais, in Bomy
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Bomy Location within Hauts-de-France region Bomy
	Coordinates: 50°34′29″N 2°14′10″E / 50.5747°N 2.2361°ECoordinates: 50°34′29″N 2°14′10″E / 50.5747°N 2.2361°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
Area1	14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	596
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (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 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 Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

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.^[1]

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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