Use of area

Areas by type of actual use
Type of use	2000		2004		2008		2010
Type of use	km²	%	km²	%	km²	%	km²	%
¹ Total of types of use: building and adjacent open area, operatingt area (excl. exploitation area), recreation area, transport area and cemetery.
Total area	357,031	100.0	357,050	100.0	357,111	100.0	357,127	100.0
Building and adjacent open area	23,081	6.5	23,938	6.7	24,416	6.8	24,589	6.9
Operating area	2,528	0.7	2,518	0.7	2,456	0.7	2,459	0.7
including
Exploitation area	1,796	0.5	1,764	0.5	1,669	0.5	1,623	0.5
Recreation area	2,659	0.7	3,131	0.9	3,787	1.1	3,985	1.1
Transport area	17,118	4.8	17,446	4.9	17,790	5.0	17,931	5.0
Agricultural area	191,028	53.5	189,324	53.0	187,646	52,5	186,934	52.3
Forest	105,314	29.5	106,488	29.8	107,349	30.1	107,664	30.1
Sheet of water	8,085	2.3	8,279	2.3	8,482	2.4	8,557	2.4
Area of other use	7,219	2.0	5,925	1.7	5,185	1.5	5,008	1.4
including
Cemetery	350	0.1	352	0.1	357	0.1	361	0.1
Memorandum item
Housing and transport area¹	43,939	12.3	45,621	12.8	47,137	13.2	47,702	13.4