1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Bruay

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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Bruay
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BRUAY, a town of northern France, in the department of Pas-de-Calais, on the Lawe, 19 m. N.N.W. of Arras by road. Pop. (1906) 16,169. The town is situated in a rich coal-mining district. Brewing is also a leading industry.