Degersheim

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3401

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

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The parcel data lists 1’649 parcels in Degersheim, covering 14.5 km². 73.6% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 721 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’649
0.8% of the canton
Total area
14.5 km²
0.7% of the canton
Median area
721 m²
Canton: 950 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
73.6%
Canton: 66.4%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1975
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Degersheim

Degersheim ranks 54th of 75 municipalities in the canton of St. Gallen by number of parcels and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels on 0.7% of its area. The median parcel in Degersheim measures 721 m², smaller than the canton median of 950 m². Degersheim is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 73.6% of its parcels have a building, against 66.4% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are BauG Wohnzone W2 (19.5%), BauG Landwirtschaftszone (15.9%) and BauG Wohn-Gewerbezone WG3 (14.6%). In total, Degersheim uses 17 zone designations.

According to the building register, Degersheim has 2’064 buildings with 2’063 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (70.6%). Non-residential buildings account for 39.5% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27% of them), and 18.4% 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: 1’213 (73.6%)

Unbuilt: 436 (26.4%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
BauG_Wohnzone W23220.22 km²89.8%
BauG_Landwirtschaftszone2628.67 km²64.9%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG32410.18 km²92.5%
BauG_Wohnzone WE2280.14 km²88.2%
BauG_Wohnzone W31340.11 km²88.8%
Hinweis.Wald1104.20 km²16.4%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB870.18 km²4.6%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG2840.06 km²88.1%
BauG_Kernzone K2540.03 km²96.3%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche aB360.14 km²0.0%
BauG_Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen260.10 km²65.4%
BauG_Gewerbe-Industriezone GI A250.09 km²76.0%
Other zones (5 labels)400.35 km²67.5%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 2’064 buildings with 2’063 dwellings here; 703 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’064
Dwellings
2’063
Single-family houses
703
Building volume
2.7 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential996
  • Mixed use77
  • Non-residential815
  • Other176

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920287
  • 1920-194550
  • 1946-196062
  • 1961-1980225
  • 1981-2000327
  • 2001-2010101
  • 2011-202082
  • 2021 and later40
  • Unknown year39

Maps and geodata for Degersheim

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