Pomy, Switzerland

Geschichte

Pomy is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.HistoryPomy is first mentioned in 1184 as Pomiers.GeographyPomy has an area, of 5.6km2. Of this area, 4.35km2 or 77.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.9km2 or 16.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.34km2 or 6.0% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 66.4% is used for growing crops and 8.4% is pastures, while 2.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality was part of the Yverdon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Pomy became part of the new district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.The municipality is located just a few kilometers south-east of Yverdon-les-Bains on the road to Moudon. It consists of the village of Pomy and the hamlet of Chevressy. The hamlet of La Grand-Fin went to the municipality of Cuarny in 1964.The municipalities of Cronay, Cuarny, Pomy, Ursins, Valeyres-sous-Ursins and Villars-Epeney are considering a merger at a date in the future into the new municipality with an, undetermined name.