Stansstad

Geography

Stansstad has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 32.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 2.4% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 8.8% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1981/82 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by and is now about 0.99% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards and is fields and grasslands. Since 1981/82 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Rivers and lakes cover in the municipality.

Most-observed species

• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  5,336
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  4,906
• Butterfly-bush

  Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
  3,614
• Ringlet

  Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  2,688
• Common Toad

  Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Amphibia
  2,308
• Common Blue

  Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
  2,230
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,072
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,991

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 4.1 — 2025-07-21
  4 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.8 — 2022-09-01
  2 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
• M 2.7 — 2022-08-23
  4 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland