Sâles (French: [sɑl], Franco-Provençal: [ˈʃɑlɛ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

In 2001 the municipality was created when Maules, Romanens, Rueyres-Treyfayes and Sâles (Gruyère) merged.

[3] Sâles has an area, as of 2009[update], of 18.8 square kilometers (7.3 sq mi).

It consists of the villages of Maules, Romanens, Rueyres-Treyfayes and Sâles (Gruyère) which merged in 2001.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules between two Columns Argent issuant from as many mounts of the same a Bulrush Or seeded Sable.

[8] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (562 or 95.4%) as their first language, German is the second most common (11 or 1.9%) and Portuguese is the third (10 or 1.7%).

[8] The entire hamlet of Rueyres-Treyfayes is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[8] There were 268 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.2% of the workforce.

In the tertiary sector; 33 or 26.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 14 or 11.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 10 or 8.0% were the insurance or financial industry, 9 or 7.2% were in education and 38 or 30.4% were in health care.

[8] From the 2000 census[update], 522 or 88.6% were Roman Catholic, while 19 or 3.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.

The upper Secondary school is divided into gymnasium (university preparatory) and vocational programs.

After they finish the upper Secondary program, students may choose to attend a Tertiary school or continue their apprenticeship.