Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (68.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Of the agricultural land, 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 10.1% is used for alpine pastures.

The Gottardo-Weitwanderweg (long-distance hiking trail) between Erstfeld and Biasca was opened for the 125th anniversary of the Gotthard Railway.

Panels at over 50 places, including Wassen, provide information on the Gotthard Region and its railway.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (94.2%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (2.4%) and Italian being third (1.3%).