Bomy

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Alain Deblock^[1]Area14.63 km² (5.65 sq mi)Population640 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation85–180 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.

Bomy (French pronunciation: [bɔmi]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.^[3]

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 population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	674	—
1975	658	−0.34%
1982	603	−1.24%
1990	608	+0.10%
1999	604	−0.07%
2009	596	−0.13%
2014	607	+0.37%
2020	653	+1.22%
Source: INSEE[4]

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
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  The main façade of the present building
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  View of the rear of the château
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  Weir on the river Locquette

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References