Rorschacherberg
Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3216
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’753 parcels in Rorschacherberg, covering 7.1 km². 75.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 883 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’753
- 0.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 7.1 km²
0.4% of the canton
- Median area
- 883 m²
Canton: 938 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 75.2%
Canton: 66.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1983
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Rorschacherberg
Rorschacherberg is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 0.9% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.4% of their area. The median parcel in Rorschacherberg measures 883 m², about the same as the canton median of 938 m². Rorschacherberg is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 75.2% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are BauG Wohnzone W2a (25.3%), BauG Wohnzone W2b (20.6%) and BauG Landwirtschaftszone (13.5%). In total, Rorschacherberg uses 22 zone designations.
According to the building register, Rorschacherberg has 2’025 buildings with 3’905 dwellings, 1.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (63.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 26.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.6% of them), and 25% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’319 (75.2%)Unbuilt: 434 (24.8%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| BauG_Wohnzone W2a | 444 | 0.41 km² | 89.4% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W2b | 361 | 0.33 km² | 93.9% |
| BauG_Landwirtschaftszone | 236 | 3.15 km² | 47.5% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W3 | 156 | 0.22 km² | 87.8% |
| BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2 | 148 | 0.11 km² | 87.8% |
| BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG3 | 93 | 0.11 km² | 92.5% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB | 91 | 0.20 km² | 1.1% |
| Hinweis.Wald | 75 | 1.43 km² | 12.0% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W4 | 51 | 0.13 km² | 94.1% |
| BauG_übriges Gemeindegebiet allg | 29 | 0.31 km² | 55.2% |
| BauG_Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 21 | 0.24 km² | 81.0% |
| BauG_Industriezone IA | 9 | 0.04 km² | 88.9% |
| Other zones (10 labels) | 39 | 0.42 km² | 48.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’025 buildings with 3’905 dwellings here; 792 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’025
- Dwellings
- 3’905
- Single-family houses
- 792
- Building volume
- 3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Rorschacherberg
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