Buais

Buais (French pronunciation: [bɥɛ]) 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.

Buais
Part of Buais-les-Monts
The church of Sainte-Anne
Location of Buais
Buais Buais
Coordinates: 48°31′23″N 0°58′04″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
Commune	Buais-les-Monts
Area 1	17.92 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	487
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	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.

Location

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

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%

Year Pop. ±% 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

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

See also

• Communes of the Manche department