Brouay (French pronunciation: [bʁuɛ] ) is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Thue et Mue.[2] There is a cemetery for war dead in the churchyard, with 377 graves of combatants killed during the Normandy campaigns - mostly from the United Kingdom.

Brouay
Part of Thue et Mue
Location of Brouay
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Brouay is located in France
Brouay
Brouay
Brouay is located in Normandy
Brouay
Brouay
Coordinates: 49°12′47″N 0°33′47″W / 49.2131°N 0.5631°W / 49.2131; -0.5631
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementCaen
CantonThue et Mue
CommuneThue et Mue
Area
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3.98 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
488
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14250
Elevation50–84 m (164–276 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962246—    
1968277+12.6%
1975256−7.6%
1982238−7.0%
1990239+0.4%
1999320+33.9%
2008465+45.3%

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