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

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.

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
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   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.

External links

• Bomy on the Quid website