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35.7% of the area used for agricultural purposes, 44.6% is forested, and 18.2% is built up, the remainder (1.4%) being accounted for by bodies of water.The highest point is at 1,146 m ("Köbelisberg"), the lowst at 591 m ("untere Platten").Lichtensteig has a population (as of ) of .