Häggenschwil
Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3201
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 749 parcels in Häggenschwil, covering 9.1 km². 53.5% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’023 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 749
- 0.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 9.1 km²
0.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’023 m²
Canton: 938 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 53.5%
Canton: 66.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1993
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Häggenschwil
Häggenschwil is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.5% of their area. The median parcel in Häggenschwil measures 2’023 m², larger than the canton median of 938 m². Häggenschwil is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 53.5% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are BauG Landwirtschaftszone (39.1%), BauG Wohnzone WE (17%) and Hinweis.Wald (16.3%). In total, Häggenschwil uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Häggenschwil has 752 buildings with 590 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (77.1%). Non-residential buildings account for 45.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (32.9% of them), and 31.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1993, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 401 (53.5%)Unbuilt: 348 (46.5%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| BauG_Landwirtschaftszone | 293 | 7.32 km² | 45.1% |
| BauG_Wohnzone WE | 127 | 0.08 km² | 95.3% |
| Hinweis.Wald | 122 | 0.88 km² | 2.5% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W2 | 67 | 0.05 km² | 89.6% |
| BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG3 | 26 | 0.03 km² | 76.9% |
| BauG_Kernzone K3 | 22 | 0.02 km² | 86.4% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche aB | 18 | 0.13 km² | 0.0% |
| BauG_Gewerbe-Industriezone GI A | 14 | 0.06 km² | 100.0% |
| BauG_Industriezone IA | 12 | 0.04 km² | 16.7% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB | 10 | 0.02 km² | 0.0% |
| BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2 | 9 | 0.01 km² | 88.9% |
| BauG_Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 9 | 0.07 km² | 100.0% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 20 | 0.36 km² | 65.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 752 buildings with 590 dwellings here; 266 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 752
- Dwellings
- 590
- Single-family houses
- 266
- Building volume
- 1.2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Häggenschwil
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