Bomy

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Coordinates: 50°34′29″N 2°14′10″E / 50.5747222222, 2.23611111111

Commune of Bomy
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
Mayor	Alain Deblock (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	85 m–180 m (avg. 102 m)
Land area¹	14,63 km²
Population² (1999)	604
- Density	41/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62153/ 62960
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bomy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 Places of interest 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
653	674	658	603	608	604
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, dating from the 13th 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.

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

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Bomy on the Insee website (French)
• Bomy on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 6th 2008.