Gais
Municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden · FSO no. 3022
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 1’782 parcels in Gais, covering 21.2 km². 65.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’345 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’782
- 6.5% of the canton
- Total area
- 21.2 km²
8.7% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’345 m²
Canton: 1’095 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 65.7%
Canton: 66.9%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1965
Switzerland: 1976
About Gais
Gais ranks 5th of 20 municipalities in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden by number of parcels and holds 6.5% of the canton's parcels on 8.7% of its area. The median parcel in Gais measures 1’345 m², larger than the canton median of 1’095 m². Gais is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 65.7% of its parcels have a building, against 66.9% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (40.4%), Wohnzone (21%) and Wald (13.9%). In total, Gais uses 13 zone designations.
According to the building register, Gais has 1’758 buildings with 1’666 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (73.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 42.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (33% of them), and 19.5% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1965).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’171 (65.7%)Unbuilt: 611 (34.3%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landwirtschaftszone | 720 | 13.33 km² | 61.3% |
| Wohnzone | 375 | 0.31 km² | 94.4% |
| Wald | 247 | 6.68 km² | 10.9% |
| Wohn- und Gewerbezone | 216 | 0.21 km² | 94.9% |
| Kernzone | 82 | 0.04 km² | 90.2% |
| Verkehrsfläche | 50 | 0.23 km² | 8.0% |
| Gewerbezone | 25 | 0.07 km² | 92.0% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 25 | 0.10 km² | 80.0% |
| Grünzone im Baugebiet | 20 | 0.07 km² | 60.0% |
| Gewässer | 8 | 0.05 km² | 25.0% |
| übriges Gemeindegebiet | 8 | 0.07 km² | 50.0% |
| Intensiverholungszone | 4 | 0.01 km² | 75.0% |
| Kurzone | 2 | 0.03 km² | 100.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 1’758 buildings with 1’666 dwellings here; 705 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 1’758
- Dwellings
- 1’666
- Single-family houses
- 705
- Building volume
- 2.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Gais
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