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Bütschwil-Ganterschwil

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3395

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 2’487 parcels in Bütschwil-Ganterschwil, covering 21.8 km². 63.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’315 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’487
1.3% of the canton
Total area
21.8 km²

1.1% of the canton

Median area
1’315 m²

Canton: 938 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
63.3%

Canton: 66.6%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1979

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Bütschwil-Ganterschwil

Bütschwil-Ganterschwil is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 1.3% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.1% of their area. The median parcel in Bütschwil-Ganterschwil measures 1’315 m², larger than the canton median of 938 m². Bütschwil-Ganterschwil is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 63.3% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are BauG Landwirtschaftszone (31%), BauG Wohnzone W2 (19.3%) and Hinweis.Wald (12.2%). In total, Bütschwil-Ganterschwil uses 19 zone designations.

According to the building register, Bütschwil-Ganterschwil has 2’853 buildings with 2’565 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (72.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 47.4% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (22.9% of them), and 24.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1979, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’574 (63.3%)Unbuilt: 913 (36.7%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
BauG_Landwirtschaftszone77116.26 km²56.9%
BauG_Wohnzone W24810.37 km²92.7%
Hinweis.Wald3032.41 km²6.3%
BauG_Kernzone K32300.19 km²93.0%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG21210.11 km²84.3%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG31170.13 km²88.9%
BauG_Wohnzone W3910.10 km²91.2%
BauG_Gewerbe-Industriezone GI A750.24 km²64.0%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB630.13 km²1.6%
BauG_Kernzone K2530.03 km²98.1%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche aB450.34 km²6.7%
BauG_Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen370.15 km²64.9%
Other zones (7 labels)1001.38 km²39.0%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 2’853 buildings with 2’565 dwellings here; 951 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’853
Dwellings
2’565
Single-family houses
951
Building volume
3.9 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’308
  • Mixed use84
  • Non-residential1’352
  • Other109

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920319
  • 1920-194596
  • 1946-196085
  • 1961-1980278
  • 1981-2000361
  • 2001-2010142
  • 2011-2020181
  • 2021 and later68
  • Unknown year44

Maps and geodata for Bütschwil-Ganterschwil

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