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Geography in canton St. Gallen

All Geography rankings for the municipalities of canton St. Gallen — the top 10 of each, linking to the full list.

Canton St. Gallen overview

Largest by area

swisstopo · 2025
RankMunicipalityArea
1Mels139.1 km²
2Pfäfers128.5 km²
3Nesslau92.7 km²
4Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann87.5 km²
5Neckertal81.8 km²
6Flums75.2 km²
7Quarten73.2 km²
8Eschenbach54.9 km²
9Grabs54.7 km²
10Wattwil51.2 km²
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Highest municipalities

Wikidata · 2025
RankMunicipalityElevation
1Mels1'579 m
2Quarten1'420 m
3Flums1'124 m
4Grabs1'082 m
5Gommiswald1'074 m
6Nesslau979 m
7Neckertal912 m
8Amden903 m
9Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann895 m
10Eggersriet827 m
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Remotest municipalities

ARE · NPVM · 2025
RankMunicipalityPT travel time
1Eichberg147 min
2Oberriet144 min
3Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann143 min
4Diepoldsau142 min
5Marbach142 min
6Altstätten140 min
7Berneck136 min
8Widnau135 min
9Rebstein133 min
10Balgach129 min
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RankMunicipalityPT travel time
1Rapperswil-Jona54 min
2Schmerikon70 min
3Uznach73 min
4Amden75 min
5Weesen75 min
6Schänis76 min
7Wil76 min
8Benken77 min
9Quarten80 min
10Kaltbrunn82 min
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Second homes

ARE · 2026
RankMunicipalitySecond-home share
1Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann63.9%
2Amden48.4%
3Flums44.4%
4Quarten40.6%
5Pfäfers31.5%
6Nesslau25.6%
7Ebnat-Kappel17.6%
8Walenstadt16.9%
9Neckertal16.8%
10Bad Ragaz16.1%
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Organic farming

BFS · 2025
RankMunicipalityOrganic share
1Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann55.2%
2Rheineck50%
3Amden32.6%
4Tübach28.6%
5St. Gallen28%
6Grabs27.4%
7Berg26.7%
8Thal23.8%
9Rorschacherberg23.1%
10Uzwil22.6%
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