Geography
Bulle has an area, as of 2009, of 23.9 square kilometers (9.2 sq mi). Of this area, 11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi) or 46.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi) or 31.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi) or 21.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 10.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area Out of the forested land, 30.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 11.9% is used for growing crops and 22.9% is pastures and 11.4% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is the capital of the Gruyère district. It is located on a hill at an elevation of 770 meters (2,530 ft) above the left side of the Trême river.
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