Buais

Buais

The church of Sainte-Anne
Buais

Coordinates: 48°31′23″N 0°58′04″W / 48.5231°N 0.9678°W / 48.5231; -0.9678Coordinates: 48°31′23″N 0°58′04″W / 48.5231°N 0.9678°W / 48.5231; -0.9678
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Avranches
Canton Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Intercommunality Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Eric Courteille
Area1 17.92 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 568
  Density 32/km2 (82/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 50090 / 50640
Elevation 115–238 m (377–781 ft)
(avg. 216 m or 709 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Buais is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Buais-les-Monts.[1]

Location

Buais is a small village southeast of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,300    
18001,268−2.5%
18061,319+4.0%
18211,168−11.4%
18311,195+2.3%
18361,380+15.5%
18411,432+3.8%
18461,350−5.7%
18511,470+8.9%
18561,440−2.0%
18611,429−0.8%
18661,420−0.6%
18721,380−2.8%
18761,332−3.5%
18811,351+1.4%
18861,327−1.8%
18911,313−1.1%
18961,297−1.2%
19011,303+0.5%
19061,211−7.1%
19111,182−2.4%
1921976−17.4%
19261,021+4.6%
19311,008−1.3%
19361,056+4.8%
19461,031−2.4%
1954955−7.4%
1962983+2.9%
1968901−8.3%
1975822−8.8%
1982776−5.6%
1990702−9.5%
1999652−7.1%
2009568−12.9%

Amenities

It has a bakery, bar/post office, corner shop, hairdresser, taxi office, and veterinarian.

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 9 December 2015 (French)
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