Balgach
Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3232
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’159 parcels in Balgach, covering 6.5 km². 64.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 724 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’159
- 1.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 6.5 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 724 m²
Canton: 938 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 64.4%
Canton: 66.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1980
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Balgach
Balgach is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.3% of their area. The median parcel in Balgach measures 724 m², smaller than the canton median of 938 m². Balgach is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 64.4% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are BauG Wohnzone W2a (34.8%), BauG Landwirtschaftszone (18.4%) and BauG Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2 (6.8%). In total, Balgach uses 26 zone designations.
According to the building register, Balgach has 2’025 buildings with 2’577 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (75.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 32.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (22.8% of them), and 25.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1980, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’391 (64.4%)Unbuilt: 768 (35.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| BauG_Wohnzone W2a | 751 | 0.55 km² | 92.3% |
| BauG_Landwirtschaftszone | 398 | 3.11 km² | 12.8% |
| BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2 | 146 | 0.13 km² | 86.3% |
| BauG_Wohnzone WE | 129 | 0.14 km² | 85.3% |
| BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG3 | 127 | 0.12 km² | 89.0% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB | 106 | 0.14 km² | 1.9% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W2b | 63 | 0.05 km² | 82.5% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W3 | 63 | 0.09 km² | 92.1% |
| BauG_Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 50 | 0.12 km² | 78.0% |
| Hinweis.Wald | 47 | 1.22 km² | 12.8% |
| BauG_Grünzone Freihaltung | 43 | 0.10 km² | 27.9% |
| BauG_übriges Gemeindegebiet allg | 41 | 0.27 km² | 7.3% |
| Other zones (14 labels) | 195 | 0.49 km² | 64.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’025 buildings with 2’577 dwellings here; 948 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’025
- Dwellings
- 2’577
- Single-family houses
- 948
- Building volume
- 3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Balgach
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