Arue (French pronunciation: [aʁy]; Occitan: Arua) is a commune of the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Arue | |
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Commune | |
Town hall | |
Location of Arue ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 44°03′40″N 0°21′01″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Landes |
Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan |
Canton | Haute Lande Armagnac |
Intercommunality | CC Landes Armagnac |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Duprat |
Area 1 | 48.11 km2 (18.58 sq mi) |
Population | 358 |
• Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 40014 /40120 |
Elevation | 47–113 m (154–371 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 379 | — |
1968 | 425 | +12.1% |
1975 | 347 | −18.4% |
1982 | 294 | −15.3% |
1990 | 290 | −1.4% |
1999 | 286 | −1.4% |
2006 | 295 | +3.1% |
2009 | 305 | +3.4% |
2015 | 335 | +9.8% |
Between 1907 and 1934, Arue was a station on the 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) long 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge Chemin de fer Économiques Forestiers des Landes railway line, which ran from Roquefort to Lencouacq.[2]
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