Widnau
Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3238
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
The parcel data lists 2’975 parcels in Widnau, covering 4.2 km². 82.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 666 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 2’975
- 1.6% of the canton
- Total area
- 4.2 km²
0.2% of the canton
- Median area
- 666 m²
Canton: 938 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 82.9%
Canton: 66.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1988
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Widnau
Widnau is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 1.6% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 0.2% of their area. The median parcel in Widnau measures 666 m², smaller than the canton median of 938 m². Widnau is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 82.9% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W 10.5A (24.8%), Wohnzone W 10.5 (16.8%) and Wohnzone W 13.5A (16.1%). In total, Widnau uses 25 zone designations.
According to the building register, Widnau has 3’456 buildings with 4’825 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (79.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 27.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (30.4% of them), and 28.3% 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: 2’466 (82.9%)Unbuilt: 509 (17.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohnzone W 10.5A | 739 | 0.48 km² | 95.0% |
| Wohnzone W 10.5 | 501 | 0.34 km² | 92.4% |
| Wohnzone W 13.5A | 478 | 0.44 km² | 92.5% |
| Wohnzone W 13.5 | 214 | 0.16 km² | 95.8% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB | 189 | 0.41 km² | 2.6% |
| Wohn_Gewerbe_Zone WG 14 | 173 | 0.16 km² | 89.0% |
| Wohnzone W 16.5 | 167 | 0.16 km² | 92.2% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 141 | 0.52 km² | 25.5% |
| Wohnzone W 9.5A | 99 | 0.08 km² | 98.0% |
| Zone_f_oeff_Bauten_u_Anlagen | 61 | 0.29 km² | 75.4% |
| Wohn_Gewerbe_Zone WG 17 | 43 | 0.08 km² | 97.7% |
| Arbeitszone A 17 | 42 | 0.14 km² | 81.0% |
| Other zones (13 labels) | 128 | 0.97 km² | 67.2% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 3’456 buildings with 4’825 dwellings here; 1’845 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 3’456
- Dwellings
- 4’825
- Single-family houses
- 1’845
- Building volume
- 5.5 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Widnau
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