Rebstein

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3255

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

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The parcel data lists 1’831 parcels in Rebstein, covering 4.4 km². 75.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 723 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’831
0.9% of the canton
Total area
4.4 km²
0.2% of the canton
Median area
723 m²
Canton: 950 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
75.3%
Canton: 66.4%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1983
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Rebstein

Rebstein ranks 48th of 75 municipalities in the canton of St. Gallen by number of parcels and holds 0.9% of the canton's parcels on 0.2% of its area. The median parcel in Rebstein measures 723 m², smaller than the canton median of 950 m². Rebstein is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 75.3% of its parcels have a building, against 66.4% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are BauG Wohnzone W2 (23.2%), BauG Wohnzone WE (15.4%) and BauG Wohnzone W3 (10.8%). In total, Rebstein uses 20 zone designations.

According to the building register, Rebstein has 1’938 buildings with 2’525 dwellings, 1.3 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (77.8%). Non-residential buildings account for 30.6% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27.8% of them), and 21.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’379 (75.3%)

Unbuilt: 452 (24.7%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
BauG_Wohnzone W24250.32 km²92.7%
BauG_Wohnzone WE2820.25 km²87.9%
BauG_Wohnzone W31980.13 km²91.9%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG31710.14 km²91.2%
BauG_Landwirtschaftszone1372.28 km²32.8%
BauG_übriges Gemeindegebiet Strasse_Weg1280.18 km²2.3%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG21160.08 km²96.6%
keine_rechtsgueltige_Zonierung_aB970.27 km²35.1%
BauG_Kernzone920.04 km²92.4%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG4460.03 km²91.3%
BauG_Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen360.12 km²91.7%
Hinweis.Wald350.18 km²14.3%
Other zones (8 labels)680.37 km²58.8%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’938 buildings with 2’525 dwellings here; 962 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’938
Dwellings
2’525
Single-family houses
962
Building volume
2.4 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’237
  • Mixed use47
  • Non-residential593
  • Other61

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920173
  • 1920-194568
  • 1946-1960117
  • 1961-1980304
  • 1981-2000383
  • 2001-2010131
  • 2011-2020124
  • 2021 and later46
  • Unknown year33

Maps and geodata for Rebstein

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