Wil (SG)
Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3427
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 5’496 parcels in Wil (SG), covering 20.8 km². 70.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 844 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 5’496
- 2.9% of the canton
- Total area
- 20.8 km²
1.1% of the canton
- Median area
- 844 m²
Canton: 938 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 70.9%
Canton: 66.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1974
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1976
About Wil (SG)
Wil (SG) is a municipality in the canton of St. Gallen and holds 2.9% of the canton's parcels in the data, on 1.1% of their area. The median parcel in Wil (SG) measures 844 m², about the same as the canton median of 938 m². Wil (SG) is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 70.9% of its parcels have a building, against 66.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are BauG Wohnzone W2 (28.8%), BauG Landwirtschaftszone (13.1%) and BauG Wohnzone W3 (9.2%). In total, Wil (SG) uses 27 zone designations.
According to the building register, Wil (SG) has 6’083 buildings with 12’532 dwellings, 2.1 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 58% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 28% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (25.9% of them), and 18.4% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1974, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 3’895 (70.9%)Unbuilt: 1’601 (29.1%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| BauG_Wohnzone W2 | 1’581 | 1.14 km² | 94.6% |
| BauG_Landwirtschaftszone | 720 | 11.41 km² | 28.2% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W3 | 507 | 0.63 km² | 91.9% |
| Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB | 358 | 0.80 km² | 4.5% |
| BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG3 | 347 | 0.36 km² | 91.1% |
| Hinweis.Wald | 341 | 2.74 km² | 3.2% |
| BauG_Wohnzone WE | 334 | 0.29 km² | 92.2% |
| BauG_Kernzone | 296 | 0.21 km² | 92.6% |
| BauG_Wohnzone W4 | 290 | 0.46 km² | 95.9% |
| BauG_Kernzone Altstadt | 168 | 0.06 km² | 92.3% |
| BauG_Gewerbe-Industriezone GI A | 105 | 0.48 km² | 77.1% |
| BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2 | 99 | 0.07 km² | 90.9% |
| Other zones (15 labels) | 350 | 2.15 km² | 57.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 6’083 buildings with 12’532 dwellings here; 2’085 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 6’083
- Dwellings
- 12’532
- Single-family houses
- 2’085
- Building volume
- 12.6 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Wil (SG)
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