 Of this area, 59.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.3% is forested.Of the rest of the land, 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).The municipality is located in the Werdenberg "Wahlkreis", at the foot of the Alpstein sub-range of the Appenzell Alps and on the edge of the Rhine valley.