Buchrain

Buchrain has an area of 4.8 km2 . Of this area, 49.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.3% is settled and the remainder is non-productive . In the 1997 land survey, 17.15% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 43.72% is used for farming or pastures, while 5.86% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 10.04% is covered with buildings, 3.77% is industrial, 1.46% is classed as special developments, 2.72% is parks or greenbelts and 9.41% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.21% is unproductive standing water , 4.81% is unproductive flowing water and 0.84% is other unproductive land.
The municipality is located on the high lands known as the Hundsrüggen between the Reuss and Ron rivers. It consists of the linear village of Buchrain, the hamlet of Leisibach and the industrial park of Perlen.

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