Switzerland · Canton SG
Mosnang
8376–9630Residents
2'936
Area
50.5 km²
Population density
58 pop./km²
Elevation
735 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'306 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
129%
Postal codes
9
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
57.9% YesNo 42.1%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
73.7% YesNo 26.3%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes
38.8% YesNo 61.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
12.5% YesNo 87.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
51.4% YesNo 48.6%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
42.2% YesNo 57.8%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
74.7% YesNo 25.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
49.6% YesNo 50.4%
08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes
48.9% YesNo 51.1%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP46.1% · strongest party
SVP46.1%
Mitte26.0%
FDP12.1%
SP4.6%
GRÜNE4.2%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier129%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
129%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 67 of 75 in canton St. GallenTax 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
100'000 CHF:14'642 CHF(~14.6%)
MosnangCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Mosnang | St. Gallen | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.6% | 4.8–7.3% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.4% | 6.1–9.3% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.1% | 7.4–11.2% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.4% | 8.3–12.5% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.5% | 9.2–13.8% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.5% | 10–14.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.6% | 10.9–16.1% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.6% | 11.7–17.1% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 16.4% | 12.3–18% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 17.1% | 12.9–18.7% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 17.9% | 13.6–19.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 18.5% | 14.1–20.2% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 20% | 15.4–21.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 21.3% | 16.5–23.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 22.4% | 17.5–24.2% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 23.3% | 18.4–25.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 24.1% | 19.1–26.1% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 24.8% | 19.7–26.7% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
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 31.08.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2026Tariff range H4
28.13–28.74 Rp./kWh
28.44 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 29.8 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operators Dorfkorporation Mosnang, Elektrizitäts- und Wasserversorgung · 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.
2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.68 %
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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websitemosnang.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
31Largest municipalities2'936 #58 SG · #742 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 turnout62.3% #3 SG · #286 CHAgainst Switzerland29% #13 SG · #99 CHAligned with Switzerland71% #63 SG · #1361 CHSVP strongholds46.1% #7 SG · #352 CHSP strongholds4.6% #74 SG · #1946 CHCentre strongholds26% #9 SG · #333 CHFDP strongholds12.1% #53 SG · #1141 CHGLP strongholds2.5% #75 SG · #1680 CHGreen strongholds4.2% #69 SG · #1699 CHLargest by area50.5 km² #11 SG · #172 CHHighest municipalities735 m #15 SG · #531 CHRemotest municipalities105 min #35 SG · #328 CHBest-connected municipalities105 min #43 SG · #1788 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 CHCheapest electricity28.44 Rp./kWh #14 SG · #1162 CHMost expensive electricity28.44 Rp./kWh #62 SG · #945 CH
Postal codes (9)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 9Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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