Buais

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Buais
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 Lower Normandy
Department Manche
Arrondissement Avranches
Canton Le Teilleul
Intercommunality Sélune
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Eric Courteille
Area
  Land1 17.92 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Population (2009)
  Population2 568
  Population2 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 commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.

Location

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

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 1,300    
1800 1,268−2.5%
1806 1,319+4.0%
1821 1,168−11.4%
1831 1,195+2.3%
1836 1,380+15.5%
1841 1,432+3.8%
1846 1,350−5.7%
1851 1,470+8.9%
1856 1,440−2.0%
1861 1,429−0.8%
1866 1,420−0.6%
1872 1,380−2.8%
1876 1,332−3.5%
1881 1,351+1.4%
1886 1,327−1.8%
1891 1,313−1.1%
1896 1,297−1.2%
1901 1,303+0.5%
1906 1,211−7.1%
1911 1,182−2.4%
1921 976−17.4%
1926 1,021+4.6%
1931 1,008−1.3%
1936 1,056+4.8%
1946 1,031−2.4%
1954 955−7.4%
1962 983+2.9%
1968 901−8.3%
1975 822−8.8%
1982 776−5.6%
1990 702−9.5%
1999 652−7.1%
2009 568−12.9%

Amenities

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

See also

References

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