Geography
Le Locle has an area, as of 2009, of 23.1 square kilometers (8.9 sq mi). Of this area, 12.41 km2 (4.79 sq mi) or 53.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi) or 29.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi) or 15.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 0.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 7.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.3%. 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, 0.0% is used for growing crops and 33.8% is pastures and 19.6% is used for alpine pastures.
The capital of the Le Locle district is located at an elevation of 946 meters (3,104 ft).
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