BRUAY-EN-ARTOIS, town in northern France, depart ment of Pas-de-Calais, on the Lawe, 19m. N.N.W. of Arras by road. Pop. (1931) 31,798. It is one of the large coal-mining cen tres of the north-eastern industrial area of France. There are also large breweries. Bruay was one of the most important mining centres left in French possession during the period 1914-18. By a decree of Jan. 4, 1924 its name was changed from Bruay to Bruay-en-Artois.