Bomy
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Bomy is a commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

Its surrounded by the common Beaumetz-lès-Aire
Beaumetz-lès-Aire
Beaumetz-lès-Aire is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A village located 12 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D92, D130 and D159 roads.-Population:-References:*...

 , Erny-Saint-Julien
Erny-Saint-Julien
Erny-Saint-Julien is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated 10 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the D158 and D193 crossroads....

 and Laires
Laires
Laires is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A village situated 15 miles south of Saint-Omer, on the D95 road....

 , Bomy is located 19 km southwest of Saint-Omer's largest city around.

Geography

A village situated 12 miles (19 km) south of Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer , a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area....

, on the D130 road.

Its surrounded by the common Beaumetz-lès-Aire
Beaumetz-lès-Aire
Beaumetz-lès-Aire is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A village located 12 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D92, D130 and D159 roads.-Population:-References:*...

 , Erny-Saint-Julien
Erny-Saint-Julien
Erny-Saint-Julien is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated 10 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the D158 and D193 crossroads....

 and Laires
Laires
Laires is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A village situated 15 miles south of Saint-Omer, on the D95 road....

 , Bomy is located 19 km southwest of Saint-Omer's largest city around.

Population

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Vaast, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The remains of the old chateau, where a truce between France and Spain
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

     was signed in 1537.
  • The present-day château. The building dates from 1755. It was confiscated during the French Revolution
    French Revolution
    The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...

     and sold for use as a sugar beet
    Sugar beet
    Sugar beet, a cultivated plant of Beta vulgaris, is a plant whose tuber contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar production. Sugar beets and other B...

    factory. It was sold again in 1839 to the Baron de Vilmarest.

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