Oberriet (SG)
Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3254
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 6’114 parcels in Oberriet (SG), covering 34.6 km². 52.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’138 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 6’114
- 3.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 34.6 km²
1.8% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’138 m²
Canton: 938 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 52.4%
Canton: 66.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Oberriet (SG)
Oberriet (SG) is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 3.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.8% of their area. The median parcel in Oberriet (SG) measures 1’138 m², larger than the canton median of 938 m². Oberriet (SG) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 52.4% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are BauG Landwirtschaftszone (31.6%), BauG Wohnzone W2 (21.3%) and Hinweis.Wald (9.8%). In total, Oberriet (SG) uses 26 zone designations.
According to the building register, Oberriet (SG) has 4’985 buildings with 4’281 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (84.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 42.3% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.9% of them), and 28.6% 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: 3’202 (52.4%)Unbuilt: 2’912 (47.6%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| BauG_Landwirtschaftszone | 1’934 | 18.59 km² | 26.1% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W2 | 1’302 | 0.97 km² | 87.3% |
| Hinweis.Wald | 598 | 7.62 km² | 6.2% |
| BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2 | 485 | 0.42 km² | 90.5% |
| BauG_Kernzone K2 | 418 | 0.33 km² | 85.2% |
| BauG_übriges Gemeindegebiet allg | 198 | 2.34 km² | 53.5% |
| BauG_Kernzone K3 | 182 | 0.14 km² | 86.3% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB | 165 | 0.23 km² | 0.6% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche aB | 137 | 0.72 km² | 2.9% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W3 | 131 | 0.14 km² | 76.3% |
| BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG3 | 127 | 0.13 km² | 88.2% |
| BauG_Wohnzone WE | 79 | 0.07 km² | 81.0% |
| Other zones (14 labels) | 358 | 2.91 km² | 52.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 4’985 buildings with 4’281 dwellings here; 2’310 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 4’985
- Dwellings
- 4’281
- Single-family houses
- 2’310
- Building volume
- 7.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Oberriet (SG)
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