Arue, Landes

Arue
Commune
Town hall
Location of Arue
Arue Show map of France Arue Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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[1]
Area ^1	48.11 km^2 (18.58 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	358
• Density	7.4/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arue (French pronunciation: [aʁy]; Occitan: Arua) is a commune of the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	425	—
1975	347	−2.86%
1982	294	−2.34%
1990	290	−0.17%
1999	286	−0.15%
2009	305	+0.65%
2014	322	+1.09%
2020	358	+1.78%
Source: INSEE[3]

Transport

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.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. Davies, W. J. K. (2000). Minor Railways of France. East Harling: Plateway Press. p. 195. ISBN 1-871980-45-3.