Geography
Plagne has an area of 7.48 km2 (2.89 sq mi). Of this area, 2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi) or 33.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.62 km2 (1.78 sq mi) or 61.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi) or 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, 54.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 7.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 6.4% is used for growing crops and 16.8% is pastures and 10.2% is used for alpine pastures.
The municipality is located on the mountain slopes above the Vauffelin valley.
On 31 December 2009 District de Courtelary, the municipality's former district, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois.
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