 The municipality is located in the Sense district, in the north-eastern corner of the canton and two-thirds of the municipality is bordered by the Canton of Bern.It is located on the Flamatt-Schwarzenburg road and consists of two village centers and a settlement around the church as well as numerous small hamlets.The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is "Paly of Six Argent and Azure a Lion rampant Gules."