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Rheineck

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3235

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

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The parcel data lists 1’066 parcels in Rheineck, covering 2.2 km². 81% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 698 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’066
0.6% of the canton
Total area
2.2 km²

0.1% of the canton

Median area
698 m²

Canton: 938 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
81%

Canton: 66.6%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1969

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Rheineck

Rheineck is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 0.6% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.1% of their area. The median parcel in Rheineck measures 698 m², smaller than the canton median of 938 m². Rheineck is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 81% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are BauG Wohnzone W2 (30.9%), BauG Kernzone K4 (15.8%) and BauG Wohnzone W2a (13.4%). In total, Rheineck uses 19 zone designations.

According to the building register, Rheineck has 1’276 buildings with 1’910 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (64.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 33.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from before 1920 (19.8% of them), and 19.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1969, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 863 (81%)Unbuilt: 203 (19%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
BauG_Wohnzone W23290.25 km²96.7%
BauG_Kernzone K41680.07 km²91.7%
BauG_Wohnzone W2a1430.11 km²87.4%
BauG_Landwirtschaftszone880.60 km²33.0%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2720.07 km²94.4%
BauG_Wohnzone W3480.05 km²83.3%
BauG_Industriezone IA370.13 km²86.5%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB360.09 km²2.8%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG3300.05 km²90.0%
BauG_Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen270.16 km²81.5%
BauG_Grünzone Naturschutz ausserhalb Baugebiet220.06 km²36.4%
BauG_Gewerbe-Industriezone GI A170.07 km²88.2%
Other zones (7 labels)490.51 km²49.0%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’276 buildings with 1’910 dwellings here; 477 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’276
Dwellings
1’910
Single-family houses
477
Building volume
1.9 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential738
  • Mixed use68
  • Non-residential430
  • Other40

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920171
  • 1920-194581
  • 1946-196090
  • 1961-1980152
  • 1981-2000171
  • 2001-201092
  • 2011-202062
  • 2021 and later15
  • Unknown year29

Maps and geodata for Rheineck

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