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Goldach

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3213

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

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The parcel data lists 2’079 parcels in Goldach, covering 4.7 km². 82.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 718 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’079
1.1% of the canton
Total area
4.7 km²

0.2% of the canton

Median area
718 m²

Canton: 938 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
82.1%

Canton: 66.6%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1975

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Goldach

Goldach is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.2% of their area. The median parcel in Goldach measures 718 m², smaller than the canton median of 938 m². Goldach is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 82.1% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are BauG Wohnzone W2a (36.7%), BauG Wohnzone W3 (15.2%) and BauG Wohn-Gewerbezone WG3 (9.3%). In total, Goldach uses 22 zone designations.

According to the building register, Goldach has 2’640 buildings with 4’899 dwellings, 1.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (63.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 32.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (28% of them), and 20.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’706 (82.1%)Unbuilt: 373 (17.9%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
BauG_Wohnzone W2a7620.55 km²94.2%
BauG_Wohnzone W33160.41 km²94.9%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG31930.20 km²90.2%
BauG_Wohnzone W2b1760.15 km²92.0%
BauG_Kernzone K41190.10 km²83.2%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB960.27 km²5.2%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2690.02 km²91.3%
BauG_Grünzone Freihaltung560.23 km²19.6%
BauG_Landwirtschaftszone521.19 km²53.8%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG4490.09 km²73.5%
BauG_Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen370.19 km²70.3%
BauG_Industriezone IA350.36 km²77.1%
Other zones (10 labels)1190.95 km²47.9%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’640 buildings with 4’899 dwellings here; 991 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’640
Dwellings
4’899
Single-family houses
991
Building volume
5.5 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’561
  • Mixed use54
  • Non-residential858
  • Other167

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920149
  • 1920-194556
  • 1946-1960288
  • 1961-1980478
  • 1981-2000352
  • 2001-2010159
  • 2011-2020146
  • 2021 and later47
  • Unknown year31

Maps and geodata for Goldach

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