Bad Ragaz

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3291

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 2’183 parcels in Bad Ragaz, covering 25.4 km². 73% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 756 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’183
1.1% of the canton
Total area
25.4 km²
1.3% of the canton
Median area
756 m²
Canton: 950 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
73%
Canton: 66.4%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1984
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Bad Ragaz

Bad Ragaz ranks 37th of 75 municipalities in the canton of St. Gallen by number of parcels and holds 1.1% of the canton's parcels on 1.3% of its area. The median parcel in Bad Ragaz measures 756 m², smaller than the canton median of 950 m². Bad Ragaz is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 73% of its parcels have a building, against 66.4% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are BauG Wohnzone WE (20.1%), BauG Wohnzone W2b (17.4%) and BauG Landwirtschaftszone (12.3%). In total, Bad Ragaz uses 29 zone designations.

According to the building register, Bad Ragaz has 2’572 buildings with 3’819 dwellings, 1.5 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 55.7% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 38.2% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (26.2% of them), and 26.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1984, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’593 (73%)

Unbuilt: 590 (27%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
BauG_Wohnzone WE4390.34 km²91.3%
BauG_Wohnzone W2b3790.26 km²91.6%
BauG_Landwirtschaftszone26918.99 km²46.1%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG21580.16 km²92.4%
BauG_Wohnzone W2a1500.12 km²94.0%
BauG_Dorfkernzone DK31220.05 km²86.9%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB1200.15 km²7.5%
Hinweis.Wald1083.09 km²29.6%
BauG_Wohnzone W3740.09 km²78.4%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche aB650.42 km²1.5%
BauG_Gewerbe-Industriezone GI A520.12 km²80.8%
BauG_Wohnzone W4400.07 km²97.5%
Other zones (17 labels)2071.54 km²71.0%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 2’572 buildings with 3’819 dwellings here; 749 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’572
Dwellings
3’819
Single-family houses
749
Building volume
3.5 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’345
  • Mixed use124
  • Non-residential983
  • Other120

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920162
  • 1920-194583
  • 1946-1960111
  • 1961-1980358
  • 1981-2000418
  • 2001-2010160
  • 2011-2020201
  • 2021 and later67
  • Unknown year33

Maps and geodata for Bad Ragaz

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