Country France Department Rhône Population (2006) 939 Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône | Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Canton Vaugneray Area 13.1 km² | |
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Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Hauts du Lyonnais | ||
Pomeys is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
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Map of 69590 Pomeys, France
History
The legend traces the origins of the parish of St Martin de Pomeys (village name) to the life of the great apostle of the French countryside: St. Martin. Returning from his homeland of Hungary, the bishop of Tours would have stopped at the inexhaustible fountain known as the "fountain St Martin". He would have left there, engraved on the stone, the mark with his stick. This fountain is located on the "raitchemin de St Martin" on the way to the bois de Pomeys.
References
Pomeys Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA