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Geography in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden
All Geography rankings for the municipalities of canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.
Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden overview →Largest by area
swisstopo · 2025Highest municipalities
Wikidata · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grub | 986 m |
| 2 | Gais | 983 m |
| 3 | Schönengrund | 970 m |
| 4 | Schwellbrunn | 966 m |
| 5 | Wald | 962 m |
| 6 | Rehetobel | 953 m |
| 7 | Speicher | 936 m |
| 8 | Trogen | 903 m |
| 9 | Hundwil | 897 m |
| 10 | Teufen | 875 m |
Second homes
ARE · 2026| Rank | Municipality | Second-home share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rehetobel | 20% |
| 2 | Reute | 18.9% |
| 3 | Wald | 18.4% |
| 4 | Gais | 17.8% |
| 5 | Walzenhausen | 17.5% |
| 6 | Wolfhalden | 17.4% |
| 7 | Schwellbrunn | 16.7% |
| 8 | Grub | 16.3% |
| 9 | Trogen | 16% |
| 10 | Herisau | 15.9% |
Organic farming
BFS · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Organic share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speicher | 57.1% |
| 2 | Trogen | 52% |
| 3 | Stein | 37.1% |
| 4 | Rehetobel | 29.2% |
| 5 | Lutzenberg | 28.6% |
| 6 | Herisau | 26.1% |
| 7 | Waldstatt | 25.9% |
| 8 | Heiden | 24.1% |
| 9 | Teufen | 19.6% |
| 10 | Schwellbrunn | 16.9% |