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Eschenbach (SG)

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3342

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

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The parcel data lists 4’620 parcels in Eschenbach (SG), covering 54.9 km². 64.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’209 m².

Key figures

Parcels
4’620
2.4% of the canton
Total area
54.9 km²

2.9% of the canton

Median area
1’209 m²

Canton: 938 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
64.6%

Canton: 66.6%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1988

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Eschenbach (SG)

Eschenbach (SG) is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 2.4% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 2.9% of their area. The median parcel in Eschenbach (SG) measures 1’209 m², larger than the canton median of 938 m². Eschenbach (SG) is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 64.6% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (31.5%), Wohnzone niedrige Dichte (27.1%) and Hinweis.Wald (12.7%). In total, Eschenbach (SG) uses 19 zone designations.

According to the building register, Eschenbach (SG) has 5’092 buildings with 5’066 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (71%). Non-residential buildings account for 44% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29.8% of them), and 26.1% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 2’986 (64.6%)Unbuilt: 1’634 (35.4%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone1’45639.37 km²56.5%
Wohnzone niedrige Dichte1’2500.93 km²90.8%
Hinweis.Wald58711.22 km²9.4%
Wohn_Gewerbe_Zone niedrige Dichte3590.32 km²88.9%
Kernzone2710.19 km²93.7%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB1440.44 km²4.9%
Wohn_Gewerbe_Zone_mittlere Dichte1400.15 km²92.1%
Wohnzone mittlere Dichte1120.14 km²96.4%
Arbeitszone870.45 km²79.3%
Zone_f_oeff_Bauten_u_Anlagen680.30 km²82.4%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche aB540.39 km²7.4%
Schutzzone Natur- und Heimatschutz aB490.59 km²14.3%
Other zones (7 labels)430.41 km²46.5%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 5’092 buildings with 5’066 dwellings here; 1’785 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
5’092
Dwellings
5’066
Single-family houses
1’785
Building volume
6.6 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential2’515
  • Mixed use110
  • Non-residential2’242
  • Other225

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920366
  • 1920-1945162
  • 1946-1960160
  • 1961-1980539
  • 1981-2000891
  • 2001-2010359
  • 2011-2020321
  • 2021 and later100
  • Unknown year88

Maps and geodata for Eschenbach (SG)

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