Sargans
Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3296
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’089 parcels in Sargans, covering 9.5 km². 66.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 708 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’089
- 1.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 9.5 km²
0.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 708 m²
Canton: 938 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 66.8%
Canton: 66.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1977
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Sargans
Sargans is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.5% of their area. The median parcel in Sargans measures 708 m², smaller than the canton median of 938 m². Sargans is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 66.8% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are BauG Wohnzone W2a (25.1%), BauG Landwirtschaftszone (13.7%) and BauG Wohnzone WE (11%). In total, Sargans uses 25 zone designations.
According to the building register, Sargans has 2’147 buildings with 3’253 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (65.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.1% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (28.5% of them), and 19.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1977, is the same as in the canton as a whole.
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 1’395 (66.8%)Unbuilt: 694 (33.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| BauG_Wohnzone W2a | 525 | 0.35 km² | 93.0% |
| BauG_Landwirtschaftszone | 287 | 3.43 km² | 34.1% |
| BauG_Wohnzone WE | 229 | 0.18 km² | 86.0% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB | 118 | 0.15 km² | 7.6% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W3 | 115 | 0.09 km² | 80.0% |
| BauG_Kernzone Altstadt | 111 | 0.04 km² | 86.5% |
| BauG_übriges Gemeindegebiet allg | 92 | 0.39 km² | 47.8% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche aB | 68 | 0.53 km² | 11.8% |
| BauG_Gewerbe-Industriezone GI C | 60 | 0.18 km² | 68.3% |
| BauG_Kernzone K4 | 60 | 0.07 km² | 86.7% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W2b | 58 | 0.04 km² | 100.0% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W4 | 55 | 0.07 km² | 80.0% |
| Other zones (13 labels) | 311 | 3.95 km² | 54.0% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’147 buildings with 3’253 dwellings here; 745 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’147
- Dwellings
- 3’253
- Single-family houses
- 745
- Building volume
- 3.2 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Sargans
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