Geography
Laupen has an area of 4.12 km² (1.59 sq mi) . Of this area, 1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi) or 38.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.23 km2 (0.47 sq mi) or 29.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi) or 25.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi) or 5.1% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.9% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 13.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.7% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, 26.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 30.6% is used for growing crops and 7.8% is pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
It is located on the right bank of the Sense River near where the river enters the Saane River.
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