Rue, Switzerland

Rue
Rue castle above the village
Coat of arms
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Location of Rue
Coordinates: 46°37′N 6°49′E / 46.617°N 6.817°E / 46.617; 6.817Coordinates: 46°37′N 6°49′E / 46.617°N 6.817°E / 46.617; 6.817
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Glâne
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	11.21 km2 (4.33 sq mi)
Elevation	675 m (2,215 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,473
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Postal code	1673
SFOS number	2097
Surrounded by	Auboranges, Chapelle (Glâne), Ecublens, Le Flon, Montet (Glâne), Oron-la-Ville (VD), Ursy, Vuarmarens
Website	www.rue.ch SFSO statistics

Rue is a municipality in the district of Glâne in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 1993 the former municipality of Blessens merged into Rue, followed by Promasens and Gillarens in 2001.

Rue is first mentioned in 1152 as Rota. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Rüw, however, that name is no longer used.

Rue has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 11.2 square kilometers (4.3 sq mi). Of this area, 8.07 km² (3.12 sq mi) or 72.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.11 km² (0.81 sq mi) or 18.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.98 km² (0.38 sq mi) or 8.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km² (17 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.8%. Out of the forested land, 15.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 36.8% is used for growing crops and 33.8% is pastures, while 1.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located along the upper portion of the Broye gelegen. It consists of the villages of Rue, Blessens, Promasens and Gillarens. Blessens was incorporated in 1992, followed in 2001 by Promasens and Gillarens.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Gules and azure, overall a Wheel Or. Rue kept the same coat of arms when Blessens merged into Rue in 1992 and in 2001 when Promasens and Gillarens merged into it.

Rue has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,473. As of 2008^[update], 8.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 23.5%. Migration accounted for 17.9%, while births and deaths accounted for 4.1%.