 Of the agricultural land, 52.0% is used for growing crops and 7.4% is pastures, while 8.8% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality is located in the Sissach district, in a small depression in the Jura Mountains between the Diegter valley and the Homburger valley.The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is "Azure, a Sun Or, in base a Plough Argent."