Brouains

Brouains
Commune
The church of Notre-Dame
Location of Brouains
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Coordinates: 48°43′20″N 0°57′59″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Le Mortainais
Intercommunality	CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Hélène Juhel
Area 1	3.79 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	137
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	50088 /50150
Elevation	105–263 m (344–863 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brouains is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 400 —     1800 345 −13.7% 1806 445 +29.0% 1821 433 −2.7% 1831 613 +41.6% 1836 534 −12.9% 1841 484 −9.4% 1846 536 +10.7% 1851 556 +3.7% 1856 564 +1.4% 1861 601 +6.6% 1866 609 +1.3% 1872 577 −5.3% 1876 583 +1.0% 1881 537 −7.9% 1886 495 −7.8% 1891 568 +14.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 601 +5.8% 1901 507 −15.6% 1906 501 −1.2% 1911 492 −1.8% 1921 408 −17.1% 1926 425 +4.2% 1931 404 −4.9% 1936 360 −10.9% 1946 386 +7.2% 1954 438 +13.5% 1962 395 −9.8% 1968 330 −16.5% 1975 306 −7.3% 1982 260 −15.0% 1990 242 −6.9% 1999 213 −12.0% 2009 190 −10.8%

See also

• Communes of the Manche department