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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
1'405 47.9%
Men
1'531 52.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
758 25.8%
Swiss citizens
2'750 93.7%
Foreign residents
186 6.3%
Population density
58 pop./km²
0–19 · 758 · 25.8%20–64 · 1'625 · 55.3%65+ · 553 · 18.8%
Foreign residents 6.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −45 (−1.5%) · 31 births · 18 deaths · net migration −58
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 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 45.3% Yes
50.9% YesNo 49.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 61.9% Yes
57.9% YesNo 42.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 64.3% Yes
73.7% YesNo 26.3%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 47.2% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 34.6% Yes
25.4% YesNo 74.6%
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
12.5% YesNo 87.5%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 49.3% Yes
51.4% YesNo 48.6%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Toggenburg: 46.3% Yes
42.2% YesNo 57.8%
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
74.7% YesNo 25.3%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP46.1% · strongest party
SVP46.1%
Mitte26.0%
FDP12.1%
SP4.6%
GRÜNE4.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier129%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
129%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 67 of 75 in canton St. Gallen
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'642 CHF(14.6%)
Rank 64 of 75 in the canton · 953 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
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:14'642 CHF(~14.6%)
MosnangCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeMosnangSt. GallenSwitzerland median
40'0006.6%4.8–7.3%5.4%
50'0008.4%6.1–9.3%7.8%
60'00010.1%7.4–11.2%10.5%
70'00011.4%8.3–12.5%11.9%
80'00012.5%9.2–13.8%13.1%
90'00013.5%10–14.9%14.1%
100'00014.6%10.9–16.1%15.3%
110'00015.6%11.7–17.1%16.3%
120'00016.4%12.3–18%17.2%
130'00017.1%12.9–18.7%18.1%
140'00017.9%13.6–19.5%19%
150'00018.5%14.1–20.2%19.7%
175'00020%15.4–21.8%21.6%
200'00021.3%16.5–23.1%23.2%
225'00022.4%17.5–24.2%24.6%
250'00023.3%18.4–25.2%25.8%
275'00024.1%19.1–26.1%26.8%
300'00024.8%19.7–26.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.2 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'471 mm
8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'306 m
Mean elevation
857 m
Relief
739 m
Mean slope
20.8°
Flat share
5.5%
South-facing
20.4%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 739 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
38 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
53.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
8'400
Per inhabitant
12'943 kWh/yr
38 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 · 2027
Tariff range H4
28.17–29.11 Rp./kWh
28.64 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Dorfkorporation Mosnang, Elektrizitäts- und Wasserversorgung · St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG

This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.

ElCom tariff comparison ↗
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
Premium 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 · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.68 %
Second homes
14.5 %
Avg. rooms
4.8
Dwellings
1'325
Built before 194635.5%
Built since 200121.4%
0.68 %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 · 2024
Jobs
1'265
Workplaces
315
Services share
45.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 336 (26.6%) · Secondary 350 (27.7%) · Tertiary 579 (45.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
133
Organic share
12 %
Farmland
2'469 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 105 min · Car 68 min
AgglomerationPT 39 min · Car 21 min
Remoteness 35/75 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number3394
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'936 #58 SG · #742 CHGrowing municipalities-1.5% #74 SG · #1918 CHShrinking municipalities-1.5% #2 SG · #191 CHJobs per resident0.43 #40 SG · #737 CHFamilies & children25.8% #3 SG · #50 CHAge structure18.8% #49 SG · #1477 CHWomen share47.9% #70 SG · #1885 CHForeign residents6.3% #75 SG · #1960 CHPopulation density58/km² #70 SG · #1736 CHTax burden14'642 #66 SG · #955 CHTaxes129% #67 SGWarmest municipalities8.2 °C #60 SG · #1667 CHSunniest municipalities43% #32 SG · #1006 CHRainiest municipalities1'471 mm #21 SG · #274 CHVoter turnout62.5% #7 SG · #372 CHAgainst Switzerland29.4% #11 SG · #82 CHAligned with Switzerland70.6% #67 SG · #1377 CHSVP strongholds46.1% #7 SG · #352 CHSP strongholds4.6% #74 SG · #1951 CHCentre strongholds26% #9 SG · #332 CHFDP strongholds12.1% #53 SG · #1142 CHGLP strongholds2.5% #75 SG · #1683 CHGreen strongholds4.2% #69 SG · #1704 CHLargest by area50.5 km² #11 SG · #172 CHHighest municipalities735 m #15 SG · #532 CHSecond homes14.5% #13 SG · #627 CHOrganic farming12% #33 SG · #1086 CHBest-connected municipalities105 min #43 SG · #1788 CHRemotest municipalities105 min #35 SG · #328 CHHighest peaks1'306 m #26 SG · #547 CHHighest-lying municipalities857 m #16 SG · #544 CHGreatest vertical range739 m #27 SG · #530 CHSteepest municipalities20.8° #9 SG · #372 CHSolar potential38 GWh #46 SG · #506 CHSolar potential per capita12'943 kWh #10 SG · #637 CHCheapest electricity28.64 Rp./kWh #19 SG · #1537 CHMost expensive electricity28.64 Rp./kWh #56 SG · #570 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 9
What is the postal code of Mosnang?
Mosnang has 9 postal codes: 8376, 8496, 9601, 9607, 9612, 9613, 9614, 9615, 9630.
What is the tax rate in Mosnang?
The municipal tax multiplier of Mosnang is 129% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Mosnang?
A single person without children pays about 14'642 CHF income tax in Mosnang on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mosnang have?
Mosnang has 2'936 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mosnang?
Mosnang has 186 foreign residents, a share of 6.34% (2025).

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