Rueyres-les-Prés
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| Coordinates: 46°52′N 6°55′E / 46.867°N 6.917°ECoordinates: 46°52′N 6°55′E / 46.867°N 6.917°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Fribourg | |
| District | Broye | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Syndic | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.18 km2 (1.23 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 473 m (1,552 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 432 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 1542 | |
| SFOS number | 2039 | |
| Surrounded by | Autavaux, Forel, Grandcour (VD), Montbrelloz, Morens, Payerne (VD) | |
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Rueyres-les-Prés is a former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Rueyres-les-Prés, Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer.
Rueyres-les-Prés is first mentioned in 1288 as en Ruere.
Rueyres-les-Prés had an area, as of 2009[update], of 3.2 square kilometers (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi) or 82.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.07 km2 (0.027 sq mi) or 2.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi) or 14.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03 km2 (7.4 acres) or 0.9% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 10.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 71.3% is used for growing crops and 10.1% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The former municipality is located in the Broye district, on the slopes above the left side of the lower Broye valley.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Lion rampant Argent langued Gules and armed Or.
Rueyres-les-Prés had a population (As of 2015[update]|lc=on}}) of 432. As of 2008[update], 8.0% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 30.1%. Migration accounted for 25.2%, while births and deaths accounted for 2.4%.
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