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Brouay
Part of Thue et Mue
Eglise Brouay.JPG
Brouay is located in France
Brouay
Brouay
Location in France
Brouay is located in Normandy
Brouay
Brouay
Location in Normandy
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Caen
Canton Thue et Mue
Commune Thue et Mue
Area
1
3.98 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
488
 • Density 122.61/km2 (317.6/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
14250
Elevation 50–84 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.

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. 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.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 246 —    
1968 277 +12.6%
1975 256 −7.6%
1982 238 −7.0%
1990 239 +0.4%
1999 320 +33.9%
2008 465 +45.3%
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