Pomeys is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in the
Rhône
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department in eastern
France
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.
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.
See also
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Communes of the Rhône department
The following is a list of the 208 communes of the Rhône department of France. This list does not includes the Lyon Metropolis
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References
Communes of Rhône (department)
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