Switzerland · Canton Code AR
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
ARCapital: Herisau
Total Population
57'221
Municipalities
20
Largest Municipality
16'100
Avg. Population per Municipality
2'861
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Top municipalities in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Top municipalities by population
BFSReligion
FSO · structural survey · 2022Permanent resident population aged 15+, 2022
Reformed Protestant31.4% 14'452
Roman Catholic29.4% 13'558
No affiliation28.6% 13'159
Other Christian6.5% 3'000
Muslim communities2.5% 1'166
Other religions0.9% 394
Not stated0.6% 257
Sample survey (structural survey) with 95% confidence intervals; shares can sum slightly under 100% (suppressed small values). Religious affiliation has not been collected per municipality since the 2000 census — the canton is the finest level available.
Structural Survey 2022 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Energy & electricity
ElCom · BFE · 2026Median tariff H4
28.74 Rp./kWh
Swiss median H4
27.7 Rp./kWh
Roof solar potential
428 GWh/yr
Cheapest municipalitySchwellbrunn 27.37 Rp./kWh
Most expensive municipalityHeiden 32.78 Rp./kWh
Medians are ElCom's published household electricity prices for consumption profile H4 (4'500 kWh a year, standard product, excl. VAT) for the tariff year shown. The solar figure sums the BFE modelled roof potential of the 20 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipalities in Canton
swisstopo · 2020 municipalities
Bühler
ARPopulation:1'958
Postal codes:2
90439055
Gais
ARPopulation:3'150
Postal codes:4
904390559056+1 more
Grub
ARPopulation:986
Postal codes:2
90359038
Heiden
ARPopulation:4'413
Postal codes:5
903690389410+2 more
Herisau
ARPopulation:16'100
Postal codes:3
910091129200
Hundwil
ARPopulation:967
Postal codes:4
906390649107+1 more
Lutzenberg
ARPopulation:1'340
Postal codes:3
940594269427
Rehetobel
ARPopulation:1'710
Postal codes:3
903490379038
Reute
ARPopulation:717
Postal codes:2
94119437
Schönengrund
ARPopulation:561
Postal codes:2
91059107
Schwellbrunn
ARPopulation:1'543
Postal codes:5
910091039104+2 more
Speicher
ARPopulation:4'505
Postal codes:2
90379042
Stein
ARPopulation:1'492
Postal codes:2
90149063
Teufen
ARPopulation:6'646
Postal codes:6
901290429052+3 more
Trogen
ARPopulation:1'905
Postal codes:1
9043
Urnäsch
ARPopulation:2'382
Postal codes:3
910391049107
Wald
ARPopulation:916
Postal codes:2
90439044
Waldstatt
ARPopulation:1'906
Postal codes:3
910091039104
Walzenhausen
ARPopulation:2'111
Postal codes:2
94279428
Wolfhalden
ARPopulation:1'913
Postal codes:4
941094259427+1 more
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
59.7% YesNo 40.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
46.3% YesNo 53.7%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
71.2% YesNo 28.8%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
39.6% YesNo 60.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
42.9% YesNo 57.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
21.8% YesNo 78.2%
30.11.2025Totalrevision der Kantonsverfassung: Vorlage A (ohne kantonales Ausländerstimmrecht)Cantonal AR● Accepted · 77.8% Yes
77.8% YesNo 22.2%
30.11.2025Totalrevision der Kantonsverfassung: Vorlage B (mit kantonalem Ausländerstimmrecht)Cantonal AR● Rejected · 27.2% Yes
27.2% YesNo 72.8%
- How many municipalities does canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden have?
- Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden has 20 municipalities. The largest are Herisau, Teufen, Speicher.
- What is the population of canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden?
- Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden has about 57'221 residents.
- What is the capital of canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden?
- The capital of canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden is Herisau.