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Rüthi (SG)

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3256

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

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The parcel data lists 1’715 parcels in Rüthi (SG), covering 9.3 km². 51.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’133 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’715
0.9% of the canton
Total area
9.3 km²

0.5% of the canton

Median area
1’133 m²

Canton: 938 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
51.6%

Canton: 66.6%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1988

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Rüthi (SG)

Rüthi (SG) is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 0.9% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.5% of their area. The median parcel in Rüthi (SG) measures 1’133 m², larger than the canton median of 938 m². Rüthi (SG) is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 51.6% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Hinweis.Wald (19.8%), BauG Landwirtschaftszone (16.4%) and BauG Wohnzone W2 (13.5%). In total, Rüthi (SG) uses 23 zone designations.

According to the building register, Rüthi (SG) has 1’448 buildings with 1’284 dwellings, 0.9 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (81.7%). Non-residential buildings account for 44.3% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29% of them), and 29.5% 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: 885 (51.6%)Unbuilt: 830 (48.4%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Hinweis.Wald3393.49 km²4.1%
BauG_Landwirtschaftszone2823.34 km²34.4%
BauG_Wohnzone W22320.16 km²94.8%
BauG_Wohnzone W2a1610.14 km²89.4%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG3a920.08 km²88.0%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche aB850.31 km²0.0%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB830.10 km²1.2%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG3790.11 km²92.4%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2660.06 km²90.9%
BauG_übriges Gemeindegebiet allg620.38 km²40.3%
BauG_Kernzone K3580.04 km²98.3%
BauG_Gewerbe-Industriezone GI B390.17 km²89.7%
Other zones (11 labels)1370.96 km²56.9%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’448 buildings with 1’284 dwellings here; 597 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’448
Dwellings
1’284
Single-family houses
597
Building volume
1.9 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential731
  • Mixed use50
  • Non-residential641
  • Other26

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192095
  • 1920-194550
  • 1946-196051
  • 1961-1980138
  • 1981-2000257
  • 2001-201087
  • 2011-2020140
  • 2021 and later34
  • Unknown year33

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