Schänis
Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3315
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’903 parcels in Schänis, covering 39.9 km². 72% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’017 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’903
- 1% of the canton
- Total area
- 39.9 km²
2.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’017 m²
Canton: 938 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 72%
Canton: 66.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Schänis
Schänis is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 1% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 2.1% of their area. The median parcel in Schänis measures 1’017 m², about the same as the canton median of 938 m². Schänis is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 72% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are BauG Landwirtschaftszone (34%), BauG Wohnzone W2 (19%) and BauG Wohnzone W1b (7%). In total, Schänis uses 26 zone designations.
According to the building register, Schänis has 2’334 buildings with 1’883 dwellings, 0.8 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (77.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 47.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.6% of them), and 26.6% 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: 1’371 (72%)Unbuilt: 532 (28%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| BauG Landwirtschaftszone | 647 | 25.32 km² | 65.1% |
| BauG Wohnzone W2 | 362 | 0.21 km² | 92.8% |
| BauG Wohnzone W1b | 134 | 0.10 km² | 97.0% |
| BauG Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2 | 108 | 0.09 km² | 92.6% |
| Hinweis.Wald | 99 | 11.04 km² | 32.3% |
| BauG Wohnzone W1a | 93 | 0.10 km² | 89.2% |
| BauG Kernzone K2 | 85 | 0.05 km² | 90.6% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche aB | 76 | 0.44 km² | 11.8% |
| BauG Wohnzone W3 | 68 | 0.08 km² | 80.9% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB | 39 | 0.13 km² | 5.1% |
| BauG Kernzone K3 | 32 | 0.04 km² | 96.9% |
| Hinweis.Gewaesser | 27 | 0.21 km² | 0.0% |
| Other zones (14 labels) | 133 | 2.10 km² | 71.4% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’334 buildings with 1’883 dwellings here; 831 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’334
- Dwellings
- 1’883
- Single-family houses
- 831
- Building volume
- 2.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Schänis
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