Switzerland · Canton SG · Wahlkreis Toggenburg
Bütschwil-Ganterschwil
9601–9621Residents
5'385
Area
21.8 km²
Population density
247 pop./km²
Elevation
610 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
942 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
119%
Postal codes
7
BFS no.
3395
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'640 49.0%
Men
2'745 51.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'240 23.0%
Swiss citizens
4'525 84.0%
Foreign residents
860 16.0%
Population density
247 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'240 · 23.0%20–64 · 3'123 · 58.0%65+ · 1'022 · 19.0%
Foreign residents 16.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +49 (+0.9%) · 60 births · 56 deaths · net migration +44
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 20.6% Yes
17.7% YesNo 82.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 45.3% Yes
48.1% YesNo 52.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 61.9% Yes
66.9% YesNo 33.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 64.3% Yes
66.1% YesNo 33.9%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 47.2% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.6%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 34.6% Yes
31.5% YesNo 68.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 17.4% Yes
14.4% YesNo 85.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 49.3% Yes
51.6% YesNo 48.4%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 46.3% Yes
47.8% YesNo 52.2%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 72.0% Yes
69.7% YesNo 30.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP48.4% · strongest party
SVP48.4%
Mitte19.8%
FDP11.8%
SP6.8%
GRÜNE4.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier119%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
119%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 52 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'089 CHF(14.1%)
Rank 50 of 75 in the canton · 853 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'868 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Balgach 10'881 CHF · most expensive Lütisburg 16'080 CHF
100'000 CHF:14'089 CHF(~14.1%)
Bütschwil-GanterschwilCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Bütschwil-Ganterschwil | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.3% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.1% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.7% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.9% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.1% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.8% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.5% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.2% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.9% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 19.3% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 20.6% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.6% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.6% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23.4% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'258 mm
8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
942 m
Mean elevation
666 m
Relief
394 m
Mean slope
11.2°
Flat share
29.1%
South-facing
9.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 394 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
54.6 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
74.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
12'100
Per inhabitant
10'136 kWh/yr
55 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff range H4
25.02–29.11 Rp./kWh
27.07 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators rwt Regionalwerk Toggenburg AG · St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300516 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton St. Gallen. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton St. Gallen (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.56 %
Second homes
12.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
2'508
Built before 194634.6%
Built since 200126.6%
1.56 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
2'670
Workplaces
411
Services share
56.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 220 (8.2%) · Secondary 950 (35.6%) · Tertiary 1'500 (56.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
91
Organic share
22 %
Farmland
1'408 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities5'385 #36 SG · #395 CHGrowing municipalities0.9% #25 SG · #844 CHShrinking municipalities0.9% #52 SG · #1263 CHJobs per resident0.5 #29 SG · #535 CHFamilies & children23% #14 SG · #309 CHAge structure19% #48 SG · #1437 CHWomen share49% #54 SG · #1518 CHForeign residents16% #55 SG · #1199 CHPopulation density247/km² #45 SG · #893 CHTax burden14'089 #50 SG · #853 CHTaxes119% #52 SGWarmest municipalities8.7 °C #51 SG · #1517 CHSunniest municipalities42.8% #34 SG · #1027 CHRainiest municipalities1'258 mm #34 SG · #567 CHVoter turnout55.3% #41 SG · #1175 CHAgainst Switzerland28.4% #14 SG · #104 CHAligned with Switzerland71.6% #63 SG · #1355 CHSVP strongholds48.4% #4 SG · #284 CHSP strongholds6.8% #59 SG · #1806 CHCentre strongholds19.8% #44 SG · #539 CHFDP strongholds11.8% #59 SG · #1176 CHGLP strongholds3.4% #65 SG · #1513 CHGreen strongholds4.2% #70 SG · #1705 CHLargest by area21.8 km² #30 SG · #444 CHHighest municipalities610 m #29 SG · #790 CHSecond homes12.6% #26 SG · #830 CHOrganic farming22% #12 SG · #568 CHBest-connected municipalities90 min #24 SG · #1566 CHRemotest municipalities90 min #52 SG · #550 CHHighest peaks942 m #35 SG · #776 CHHighest-lying municipalities666 m #34 SG · #838 CHGreatest vertical range394 m #39 SG · #826 CHSteepest municipalities11.2° #35 SG · #835 CHSolar potential55 GWh #24 SG · #276 CHSolar potential per capita10'136 kWh #20 SG · #1049 CHCheapest electricity27.07 Rp./kWh #9 SG · #1127 CHMost expensive electricity27.07 Rp./kWh #66 SG · #982 CH
Postal codes (7)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 7Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Bütschwil-Ganterschwil?
- Bütschwil-Ganterschwil has 7 postal codes: 9601, 9606, 9608, 9614, 9615, 9620, 9621.
- What is the tax rate in Bütschwil-Ganterschwil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Bütschwil-Ganterschwil is 119% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
- How much tax do you pay in Bütschwil-Ganterschwil?
- A single person without children pays about 14'089 CHF income tax in Bütschwil-Ganterschwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 50 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Bütschwil-Ganterschwil have?
- Bütschwil-Ganterschwil has 5'385 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Bütschwil-Ganterschwil?
- Bütschwil-Ganterschwil has 860 foreign residents, a share of 15.97% (2025).
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