What is the postal code of Weesen?

The postal code of Weesen is 8872.

What is the tax rate in Weesen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Weesen is 115% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.

How much tax do you pay in Weesen?

A single person without children pays about 13'868 CHF income tax in Weesen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 35 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Weesen have?

Weesen has 1'895 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Weesen?

Weesen has 321 foreign residents, a share of 16.94% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton SG · Wahlkreis See-Gaster

Weesen

8872

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

998 52.7%

Men

897 47.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

341 18.0%

Swiss citizens

1'574 83.1%

Foreign residents

321 16.9%

Population density

330 pop./km²

0–19 · 341 · 18.0%20–64 · 1'098 · 57.9%65+ · 456 · 24.1%

Foreign residents 16.9%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: −3 (−0.2%) · 19 births · 23 deaths · net migration −2

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 Weesen

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 See-Gaster: 24.2% Yes

34.0% YesNo 66.0%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 36.7% Yes

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 59.1% Yes

58.2% YesNo 41.8%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 56.1% Yes

57.0% YesNo 43.0%

14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 56.4% Yes

57.2% YesNo 42.8%

08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 45.1% Yes

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

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 See-Gaster: 22.3% Yes

23.6% YesNo 76.4%

08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 43.3% Yes

46.2% YesNo 53.8%

08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 40.8% Yes

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis See-Gaster: 73.1% Yes

69.0% YesNo 31.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP32.8% · strongest party

SVP32.8%

Mitte18.8%

GRÜNE12.4%

FDP11.9%

SP9.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier115%

Cantonal tax multiplier105%

115%SG range 61%155%

Tax rank 37 of 75 in canton St. Gallen

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'868 CHF(13.9%)

Rank 35 of 75 in the canton · 798 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:13'868 CHF(~13.9%)

WeesenCanton range St. GallenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Weesen	St. Gallen	Switzerland median
40'000	6.2%	4.8–7.3%	5.4%
50'000	8%	6.1–9.3%	7.8%
60'000	9.5%	7.4–11.2%	10.5%
70'000	10.7%	8.3–12.5%	11.9%
80'000	11.8%	9.2–13.8%	13.1%
90'000	12.8%	10–14.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.9%	10.9–16.1%	15.3%
110'000	14.8%	11.7–17.1%	16.3%
120'000	15.6%	12.3–18%	17.2%
130'000	16.3%	12.9–18.7%	18.1%
140'000	17%	13.6–19.5%	19%
150'000	17.6%	14.1–20.2%	19.7%
175'000	19.1%	15.4–21.8%	21.6%
200'000	20.3%	16.5–23.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.4%	17.5–24.2%	24.6%
250'000	22.3%	18.4–25.2%	25.8%
275'000	23.1%	19.1–26.1%	26.8%
300'000	23.7%	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 1991–20205.2 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)8.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20202'107 mm

5.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'210 m

Mean elevation

687 m

Relief

791 m

Mean slope

20.3°

Flat share

20.4%

South-facing

56.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 791 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

11.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

16.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'600

Per inhabitant

6'185 kWh/yr

12 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 Weesen →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

0.1 %

Second homes

13.2 %

Avg. rooms

3.8

Dwellings

1'012

Built before 194628.8%

Built since 200130.0%

0.1 %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

482

Workplaces

122

Services share

88.6 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 27 (5.6%) · Secondary 28 (5.8%) · Tertiary 427 (88.6%)

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

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

11.1 %

Farmland

184 ha

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 75 min · Car 49 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 72/75 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number3316

Websiteweesen.ch ↗

DistrictWahlkreis See-Gaster

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Weesen ranks

Largest municipalities1'895 #66 SG · #1004 CH Growing municipalities-0.2% #62 SG · #1512 CH Shrinking municipalities-0.2% #14 SG · #597 CH Jobs per resident0.25 #71 SG · #1529 CH Families & children18% #70 SG · #1665 CH Age structure24.1% #8 SG · #508 CH Women share52.7% #1 SG · #56 CH Foreign residents16.9% #50 SG · #1136 CH Population density330/km² #34 SG · #715 CH Tax burden13'868 #38 SG · #801 CH Taxes115% #37 SG Warmest municipalities5.2 °C #70 SG · #1983 CH Sunniest municipalities45.7% #12 SG · #589 CH Rainiest municipalities2'107 mm #4 SG · #12 CH Voter turnout58.3% #21 SG · #792 CH Against Switzerland16.7% #45 SG · #782 CH Aligned with Switzerland83.3% #32 SG · #673 CH SVP strongholds32.8% #61 SG · #1109 CH SP strongholds9.9% #35 SG · #1533 CH Centre strongholds18.8% #51 SG · #601 CH FDP strongholds11.9% #56 SG · #1160 CH GLP strongholds6.7% #10 SG · #819 CH Green strongholds12.4% #3 SG · #304 CH Largest by area5.8 km² #62 SG · #1424 CH Highest municipalities423 m #60 SG · #1753 CH Second homes13.2% #20 SG · #751 CH Organic farming11.1% #36 SG · #1143 CH Best-connected municipalities75 min #5 SG · #1236 CH Remotest municipalities75 min #72 SG · #884 CH Highest peaks1'210 m #28 SG · #599 CH Highest-lying municipalities687 m #32 SG · #791 CH Greatest vertical range791 m #26 SG · #511 CH Steepest municipalities20.3° #10 SG · #390 CH Solar potential12 GWh #72 SG · #1432 CH Solar potential per capita6'185 kWh #63 SG · #1809 CH Cheapest electricity29.71 Rp./kWh #30 SG · #1724 CH Most expensive electricity29.71 Rp./kWh #46 SG · #384 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

8872

Weesen

Localities

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Weesen8872

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Weesen?: The postal code of Weesen is 8872.
What is the tax rate in Weesen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Weesen is 115% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How much tax do you pay in Weesen?: A single person without children pays about 13'868 CHF income tax in Weesen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 35 of 75 in canton SG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Weesen have?: Weesen has 1'895 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Weesen?: Weesen has 321 foreign residents, a share of 16.94% (2025).

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