Burg Im Leimental - Geography

Geography

Burg im Leimental has an area, as of 2009, of 2.83 square kilometers (1.09 sq mi). Of this area, 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi) or 14.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi) or 80.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.14 km2 (35 acres) or 4.9% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%. Out of the forested land, 79.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops and 10.6% is pastures, while 3.5% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The municipality is located in the Laufen district, on the northern slope of the Blauen mountains. It is on the French border and along the route to the Roman era Remel Pass. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Burg im Leimental.