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Wil

9500–9552
SG CANTON9500951295149524+3 PLZ
Residents
24'980
Area
20.8 km²
Elevation
571 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
772 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
115%
Postal codes
7

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

Demographics

BFS · 2023
Women
12'660 50.7%
Men
12'320 49.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
4'960 19.9%
Swiss citizens
17'034 67.7%
Foreign residents
8'142 32.3%
0–19 · 4'960 · 19.9%20–64 · 15'088 · 60.4%65+ · 4'932 · 19.7%
Foreign residents 32.3%0%61.6%
STATPOP 2023 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 24.07.2026

Votes

BFS
Volksabstimmungen (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 03.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP29.0% · strongest party
SVP29.0%
Mitte17.5%
FDP16.0%
SP15.9%
GRÜNE10.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 20.07.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV
Municipal tax multiplier115%
Cantonal tax multiplier105%
115%SG range 61%155%
Tax rank 39 of 75 in canton St. Gallen
2026 · Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung (ESTV), retrieved 20.07.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'171 mm
8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 03.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
772 m
Mean elevation
629 m
Relief
259 m
Mean slope
6.7°
Flat share
41.7%
South-facing
13.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 259 m0 m3'865 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo DEM, 40 m) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2025 · swisstopo, retrieved 04.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE
Roof potential
157.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
211.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
34'900
157 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).

Bundesamt für Energie (BFE), retrieved 10.08.2026

Housing

BFS
Vacancy rate
0.92 %
Avg. rooms
3.7
Dwellings
12'353
Built before 194616.2%
Built since 200119.8%
0.92 %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.

Gebäude- und Wohnungsstatistik (GWS) 2024 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 11.08.2026 · Leerwohnungszählung (LWZ) 2025 · Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), retrieved 11.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 27.07.2026

Rankings

24

Postal codes (7)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 7

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wil?
Wil has 7 postal codes: 9500, 9512, 9514, 9524, 9536, 9543, 9552.
What is the tax rate in Wil?
The municipal tax multiplier of Wil is 115% (2026); canton SG levies 105%.
How many residents does Wil have?
Wil has 24'980 residents (2023).
How many foreign residents live in Wil?
Wil has 8'142 foreign residents, a share of 32.34% (2024).
Which party is strongest in Wil?
In the 2023 National Council election, SVP was the strongest party in Wil with 28.994% of the vote.

Map

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