How many municipalities does canton St. Gallen have?

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 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Taxes

ESTV · 2026

Income tax in the 5 cheapest and 5 most expensive municipalities of St. Gallen at CHF 100'000 gross income.

Lowest tax

Balgach10'881
Mörschwil11'213
Sennwald11'379
Rapperswil-Jona11'600
Widnau11'711

Highest tax

Lütisburg16'080
Wartau15'527
Ebnat-Kappel15'195
Degersheim15'139
St. Gallen15'139

Median St. Gallen: CHF 13'868

Total income tax (federal, cantonal, municipal and personal tax) for a single person without children, no church affiliation, on CHF 100'000 gross employment income, tax year 2026. Because the same household is computed everywhere, the franc amounts are comparable across Switzerland — the tax multiplier is not.

Tax burden · Full ranking →

Energy & electricity

ElCom · BFE · 2027

Median tariff H4

30.11 Rp./kWh

Swiss median H4

26.53 Rp./kWh

Cheapest municipality

22.96 Rp./kWh

Rapperswil-Jona

Most expensive municipality

45.82 Rp./kWh

Niederhelfenschwil

Roof solar potential

4'072 GWh/yr

Solar potential per capita

7'485 kWh/yr

All energy rankings →

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 75 municipalities with a model — what roofs could generate, not what is installed.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Ø premium canton

377 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland

465.3 CHF/mo

Rank in comparison

11. of 26 cantons

Cheapest canton

293 CHF/mo

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Most expensive canton

539 CHF/mo

Geneva

Compare all premiums in canton St. Gallen →Premiums explained →

Average adult premium actually paid in the canton (2024, BAG health-insurance statistics) — the mean across all regions, models and deductibles, not the cheapest offer. The 2026 figure is BAG's forward national mean premium.

Electoral districts of the canton of St. Gallen

8 Electoral districts — municipalities and residents per unit

Wahlkreis St. Gallen

9 Municipalities · 128'166 Residents

Wahlkreis Wil

10 Municipalities · 80'480 Residents

Wahlkreis Rheintal

13 Municipalities · 79'458 Residents

Wahlkreis See-Gaster

10 Municipalities · 72'608 Residents

Wahlkreis Toggenburg

10 Municipalities · 49'616 Residents

Wahlkreis Rorschach

9 Municipalities · 46'143 Residents

Wahlkreis Sarganserland

8 Municipalities · 44'561 Residents

Wahlkreis Werdenberg

6 Municipalities · 43'008 Residents

Municipalities in Canton

swisstopo · 75

75 municipalities

Vote results for St. Gallen

BFS

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes

35.0% YesNo 65.0%

24.1% YesNo 75.9%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes

57.8% YesNo 42.2%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

53.8% YesNo 46.2%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

58.9% YesNo 41.1%

08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Verkauf der Grundstücke WILWEST und die Kompensation von Fruchtfolgeflächen im Kanton St.GallenCantonal SG● Accepted · 54.7% Yes

54.7% YesNo 45.3%

08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Neubau des Berufs- und Weiterbildungszentrums Rapperswil-Jona am Standort «Südquartier» in RapperswilCantonal SG● Accepted · 80.1% Yes

80.1% YesNo 19.9%

08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes

54.0% YesNo 46.0%

46.8% YesNo 53.2%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

73.4% YesNo 26.6%

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Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities does canton St. Gallen have?: Canton St. Gallen has 75 municipalities. The largest are St. Gallen, Rapperswil-Jona, Wil.
What is the population of canton St. Gallen?: Canton St. Gallen has about 544'040 residents.
What is the capital of canton St. Gallen?: The capital of canton St. Gallen is St. Gallen.

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Altstätten

Amden

Andwil

Au

Bad Ragaz

Balgach

Benken

Berg

Berneck

Buchs

Bütschwil-Ganterschwil

Degersheim

Diepoldsau

Ebnat-Kappel

Eggersriet

Eichberg

Eschenbach

Flawil

Flums

Gaiserwald

Gams

Goldach

Gommiswald

Gossau

Grabs

Häggenschwil

Jonschwil

Kaltbrunn

Kirchberg

Lichtensteig

Lütisburg

Marbach

Mels

Mörschwil

Mosnang

Muolen

Neckertal

Nesslau

Niederbüren

Niederhelfenschwil

Oberbüren

Oberriet

Oberuzwil

Pfäfers

Quarten

Rapperswil-Jona

Rebstein

Rheineck

Rorschach

Rorschacherberg

Rüthi

Sargans

Schänis

Schmerikon

Sennwald

Sevelen

St. Gallen

St. Margrethen

Steinach

Thal

Tübach

Untereggen

Uznach

Uzwil

Vilters-Wangs

Waldkirch

Walenstadt

Wartau

Wattwil

Weesen

Widnau

Wil

Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann

Wittenbach

Zuzwil