Waldkirch
Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3444
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 2’314 parcels in Waldkirch, covering 31.3 km². 51% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’625 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’314
- 1.2% of the canton
- Total area
- 31.3 km²
1.6% of the canton
- Median area
- 2’625 m²
Canton: 938 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 51%
Canton: 66.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Waldkirch
Waldkirch is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 1.2% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.6% of their area. The median parcel in Waldkirch measures 2’625 m², larger than the canton median of 938 m². Waldkirch is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 51% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are BauG Landwirtschaftszone (37.3%), Hinweis.Wald (18.7%) and BauG Wohnzone W2 (11.2%). In total, Waldkirch uses 21 zone designations.
According to the building register, Waldkirch has 2’077 buildings with 1’496 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (77.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 46.5% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.8% of them), and 27.8% 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: 1’180 (51%)Unbuilt: 1’134 (49%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| BauG_Landwirtschaftszone | 864 | 20.49 km² | 39.6% |
| Hinweis.Wald | 432 | 7.05 km² | 6.3% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W2 | 259 | 0.15 km² | 95.4% |
| BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2 | 177 | 0.17 km² | 91.0% |
| BauG_Wohnzone WE | 172 | 0.14 km² | 94.8% |
| BauG_Weilerzone | 59 | 0.07 km² | 89.8% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche aB | 54 | 0.36 km² | 1.9% |
| BauG_Kernzone K3 | 48 | 0.03 km² | 81.3% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB | 46 | 0.05 km² | 0.0% |
| BauG_Gewerbe-Industriezone GI B | 41 | 0.17 km² | 97.6% |
| BauG_Grünzone Erholung | 35 | 1.11 km² | 57.1% |
| BauG_Kernzone K2 | 25 | 0.01 km² | 88.0% |
| Other zones (9 labels) | 102 | 1.54 km² | 63.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 2’077 buildings with 1’496 dwellings here; 761 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 2’077
- Dwellings
- 1’496
- Single-family houses
- 761
- Building volume
- 3.3 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Waldkirch
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