Editing Gruyères (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Blick auf Gruyères FR.jpg|thumb|left|The landscape of Gruyères]]

Gruyères has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{convert|28.4|km2|mi2|sp=us}}. Of this area, {{convert|11.5|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 40.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|14.18|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 50.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{convert|1.55|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 5.5% is settled (buildings or roads), {{convert|0.24|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and {{convert|0.92|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} or 3.2% is unproductive land.<ref name=BFS_land>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{in lang|de}} accessed 25 March 2010</ref>

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 46.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 4.6% is used for growing crops and 12.9% is pastures and 22.9% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.<ref name=BFS_land/>
[[File:Gruyères Castle (Château de Gruyères).jpg|thumb|Gruyères Castle (Château de Gruyères)]]
Gruyères is {{convert|810|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level, {{convert|4.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-south-east of the district capital [[Bulle FR|Bulle]]. The historical town is placed on top of an isolated hill north of the alps, in the foothills of mount [[Moléson]]. It is also the location where the [[Saane]] river (French name: Sarine) leaves the Fribourg alps.

The area of the municipality comprises a section of the [[Saane/Sarine|Saane]] valley and of the Fribourg alps. The central part of the area is the plains of [[Alluvial]] ({{convert|690|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=x}} above sea level) next to the alps, between Gruyères and Broc, from which the hill of Gruyères rises to {{convert|828|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=x}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]]. From the west, the brook [[Trême]] meets the Saane. East of the Saane, the municipality area ends in a small corner, bordered by the ridges of ''Dent de Broc'' ({{convert|1829|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=x}} above sea level) in the north and ''Dent du Chamois'' ({{convert|1830|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=x}} above sea level) in the south, ending at the valley of Motélon. The two peaks with their saddle between them are a popular subject for photographs of Gruyères.

Southwest of Gruyères, the municipality comprises most of the catchment area of the brook ''Albeuve'', which originates on the flanks of mount Moléson. The top of mount Moléson is the highest point of the municipality, reaching {{convert|2002|m|ft|abbr=on}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]]. West of the Moléson, the densely wooded right valley side of the Trême and the terrace of La Part Dieu belong to Gruyères.
[[File:Gruyères panorama 140622.jpg|thumb|Gruyères panorama 140622]]
The municipality of Gruyères also comprises the two villages of [[Épagny, Gruyère|Épagny]] ({{convert|715|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=x}} above sea level) to the north and [[Pringy, Gruyère|Pringy]] ({{convert|750|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=x}} above sea level) to the west of the town hill. Further, the small village ''Saussivue'' ({{convert|710|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=x}} above sea level) to the south and the holiday settlement ''[[Moléson-Village]]'' ({{convert|1132|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=x}}above sea level) in the valley of the Albeuve in the foothills of mount Moléson as well as several isolated farms. Neighbour municipalities of Gruyères are [[Broc]], [[Charmey]], [[Bas-Intyamon]], [[Haut-Intyamon]], [[Semsales]], [[Vaulruz]], [[Vuadens]], [[Bulle FR|Bulle]], [[La Tour-de-Trême]] and [[Le Pâquier FR|Le Pâquier]].