Weesen
Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3316
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 753 parcels in Weesen, covering 5.7 km². 72.8% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 748 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 753
- 0.4% of the canton
- Total area
- 5.7 km²
0.3% of the canton
- Median area
- 748 m²
Canton: 938 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 72.8%
Canton: 66.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1975
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Weesen
Weesen is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 0.4% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.3% of their area. The median parcel in Weesen measures 748 m², smaller than the canton median of 938 m². Weesen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 72.8% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are BauG Wohnzone W2 (31.5%), BauG Kernzone K3 (16.6%) and BauG Landwirtschaftszone (15.9%). In total, Weesen uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Weesen has 842 buildings with 1’013 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (67%). Non-residential buildings account for 38.6% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (23.9% of them), and 18.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1975, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 548 (72.8%)Unbuilt: 205 (27.2%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| BauG Wohnzone W2 | 237 | 0.22 km² | 85.2% |
| BauG Kernzone K3 | 125 | 0.06 km² | 74.4% |
| BauG Landwirtschaftszone | 120 | 2.62 km² | 69.2% |
| BauG Wohnzone W3 | 64 | 0.05 km² | 85.9% |
| Hinweis.Wald | 50 | 1.93 km² | 28.0% |
| BauG Wohnzone W2a | 37 | 0.05 km² | 81.1% |
| BauG Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 28 | 0.07 km² | 57.1% |
| BauG Wohn-Gewerbezone WG3 | 24 | 0.04 km² | 66.7% |
| BauG Grünzone Freihaltung ausserhalb Baugebiet | 19 | 0.02 km² | 68.4% |
| BauG übriges Gemeindegebiet allg | 13 | 0.08 km² | 46.2% |
| BauG Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2 | 10 | 0.01 km² | 80.0% |
| BauG Gewerbe-Industriezone GI A | 7 | 0.03 km² | 85.7% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 19 | 0.57 km² | 31.6% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 842 buildings with 1’013 dwellings here; 310 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 842
- Dwellings
- 1’013
- Single-family houses
- 310
- Building volume
- 967’660 m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Weesen
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