What is the postal code of Sargans?

Sargans has 2 postal codes: 7320, 8888.

What is the tax rate in Sargans?

The municipal tax multiplier of Sargans is 129% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Sargans?

A single person without children pays about 14'642 CHF income tax in Sargans on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Sargans have?

Sargans has 6'670 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Sargans?

Sargans has 2'133 foreign residents, a share of 31.98% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG · Wahlkreis Sarganserland

Sargans

7320–8888

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'351 50.2%

Men

3'319 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'356 20.3%

Swiss citizens

4'537 68.0%

Foreign residents

2'133 32.0%

Population density

705 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'356 · 20.3%20–64 · 4'079 · 61.2%65+ · 1'235 · 18.5%

Foreign residents 32.0%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +55 (+0.8%) · 74 births · 47 deaths · net migration +16

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

Vote results for Sargans

BFS

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 Sarganserland: 21.8% Yes

27.7% YesNo 72.3%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sarganserland: 37.3% Yes

32.1% YesNo 67.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sarganserland: 60.3% Yes

55.4% YesNo 44.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sarganserland: 61.4% Yes

52.4% YesNo 47.6%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sarganserland: 50.0% Yes

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sarganserland: 40.5% Yes

45.0% YesNo 55.0%

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 Sarganserland: 19.8% Yes

26.3% YesNo 73.7%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sarganserland: 45.4% Yes

40.5% YesNo 59.5%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sarganserland: 43.6% Yes

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sarganserland: 71.5% Yes

72.9% YesNo 27.1%

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Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP30.9% · strongest party

SVP30.9%

Mitte26.0%

SP13.4%

FDP10.9%

GRÜNE8.1%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier129%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

129%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 68 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

100'000 CHF:14'642 CHF(~14.6%)

SargansCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Sargans	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 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20204.9 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)9.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'988 mm

4.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'819 m

Mean elevation

620 m

Relief

1'344 m

Mean slope

15°

Flat share

53.4%

South-facing

30.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 1'344 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

40.8 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

56.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'100

Per inhabitant

6'117 kWh/yr

41 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 H4

29.71 Rp./kWh

Energy

13.79 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.28 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.9 Rp./kWh

29.71 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 30.11 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh

Network operator St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG

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

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 2

Standard model, deductible 300538 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton St. Gallen377 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Sargans →Canton St. Gallen →Premiums explained →

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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

0.9 %

Second homes

9.8 %

Avg. rooms

3.7

Dwellings

3'224

Built before 194613.8%

Built since 200134.0%

0.9 %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

4'379

Workplaces

492

Services share

73.1 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 76 (1.7%) · Secondary 1'104 (25.2%) · Tertiary 3'199 (73.1%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

16 %

Farmland

370 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 87 min · Car 67 min

AgglomerationPT 13 min · Car 5 min

Remoteness 58/75 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3296

Head of governmentJörg Tanner

Websitesargans.ch ↗

DistrictWahlkreis Sarganserland

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Sargans ranks

Largest municipalities6'670 #28 SG · #306 CH Growing municipalities0.8% #29 SG · #883 CH Shrinking municipalities0.8% #47 SG · #1226 CH Jobs per resident0.66 #8 SG · #257 CH Families & children20.3% #51 SG · #1041 CH Age structure18.5% #52 SG · #1548 CH Women share50.2% #19 SG · #806 CH Foreign residents32% #13 SG · #232 CH Population density705/km² #23 SG · #352 CH Tax burden14'642 #68 SG · #957 CH Taxes129% #68 SG Warmest municipalities4.9 °C #71 SG · #1994 CH Sunniest municipalities46.9% #7 SG · #456 CH Rainiest municipalities1'988 mm #8 SG · #27 CH Voter turnout52.2% #64 SG · #1567 CH Against Switzerland5.9% #74 SG · #1413 CH Aligned with Switzerland94.1% #1 SG · #64 CH SVP strongholds30.9% #65 SG · #1219 CH SP strongholds13.4% #12 SG · #1123 CH Centre strongholds26% #7 SG · #330 CH FDP strongholds10.9% #69 SG · #1282 CH GLP strongholds7% #6 SG · #757 CH Green strongholds8.1% #19 SG · #861 CH Largest by area9.5 km² #50 SG · #1000 CH Highest municipalities483 m #49 SG · #1298 CH Second homes9.8% #45 SG · #1240 CH Organic farming16% #21 SG · #828 CH Best-connected municipalities87 min #18 SG · #1503 CH Remotest municipalities87 min #58 SG · #610 CH Highest peaks1'819 m #19 SG · #385 CH Highest-lying municipalities620 m #42 SG · #951 CH Greatest vertical range1'344 m #19 SG · #375 CH Steepest municipalities15° #23 SG · #581 CH Solar potential41 GWh #42 SG · #450 CH Solar potential per capita6'117 kWh #66 SG · #1817 CH Cheapest electricity29.71 Rp./kWh #28 SG · #1722 CH Most expensive electricity29.71 Rp./kWh #44 SG · #382 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Heiligkreuz (Mels)8888 Sargans7320

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Sargans?: Sargans has 2 postal codes: 7320, 8888.
What is the tax rate in Sargans?: The municipal tax multiplier of Sargans is 129% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Sargans?: A single person without children pays about 14'642 CHF income tax in Sargans on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 64 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Sargans have?: Sargans has 6'670 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Sargans?: Sargans has 2'133 foreign residents, a share of 31.98% (2025).

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