Diepoldsau
Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3234
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’587 parcels in Diepoldsau, covering 11.2 km². 70.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 803 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’587
- 1.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 11.2 km²
0.6% of the canton
- Median area
- 803 m²
Canton: 938 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 70.4%
Canton: 66.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1989
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Diepoldsau
Diepoldsau is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 1.4% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.6% of their area. The median parcel in Diepoldsau measures 803 m², about the same as the canton median of 938 m². Diepoldsau is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 70.4% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are BauG Wohnzone W2b (25%), BauG Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2 (19.3%) and BauG Landwirtschaftszone (15.3%). In total, Diepoldsau uses 22 zone designations.
According to the building register, Diepoldsau has 2’983 buildings with 3’089 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (80.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.4% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29.5% of them), and 30.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1989, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’820 (70.4%)Unbuilt: 767 (29.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| BauG_Wohnzone W2b | 648 | 0.47 km² | 90.1% |
| BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2 | 499 | 0.38 km² | 91.6% |
| BauG_Landwirtschaftszone | 397 | 5.98 km² | 27.0% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W2a | 282 | 0.20 km² | 94.3% |
| BauG_übriges Gemeindegebiet allg | 160 | 0.70 km² | 56.9% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche aB | 112 | 0.34 km² | 1.8% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB | 97 | 0.14 km² | 1.0% |
| BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG3 | 83 | 0.13 km² | 85.5% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W3 | 77 | 0.08 km² | 85.7% |
| BauG_Gewerbe-Industriezone GI B | 75 | 0.25 km² | 86.7% |
| BauG_Dorfkernzone DK2 | 49 | 0.03 km² | 89.8% |
| Hinweis.Gewaesser | 29 | 1.80 km² | 20.7% |
| Other zones (10 labels) | 79 | 0.75 km² | 75.9% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’983 buildings with 3’089 dwellings here; 1’316 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’983
- Dwellings
- 3’089
- Single-family houses
- 1’316
- Building volume
- 3.8 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Diepoldsau
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