Which municipality in canton St. Gallen lies highest?

Mels is the highest municipality in canton St. Gallen, at 1'579 m above sea level (2023).

What elevation value does this figure refer to?

The settlement's point value from Wikidata (property P2044) — the elevation of the municipality's settlement point. It does not describe the lowest, mean or highest point of the municipal area.

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Ranking · Data 2023 · Source: BFS

The highest municipalities in canton St. Gallen (2023)

Name: Highest municipalities in canton St. Gallen (SG): full ranking (2023)
Creator: Wikidata

National ranking →

Mels is the highest municipality in canton St. Gallen: 1'579 m above sea level (2023). Next come Quarten (1'420 m) and Flums (1'124 m). Source: Wikidata.

Ranking

Wikidata · 2023

Rank	Municipality	Elevation	Residents
1	Mels	1'579 m	9'538
2	Quarten	1'420 m	3'085
3	Flums	1'124 m	5'347
4	Grabs	1'082 m	7'402
5	Gommiswald	1'074 m	5'657
6	Nesslau	979 m	3'833
7	Neckertal	912 m	6'437
8	Amden	903 m	1'906
9	Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	895 m	2'618
10	Eggersriet	827 m	2'475
11	Pfäfers	820 m	1'601
12	Degersheim	814 m	4'132
13	Eschenbach	763 m	10'169
14	Kirchberg	735 m	9'755
15	Mosnang	735 m	2'969
16	Andwil	733 m	2'128
17	Gams	718 m	3'711
18	Lichtensteig	709 m	2'079
19	Flawil	684 m	10'631
20	Schänis	683 m	4'154
21	Sevelen	681 m	5'392
22	St. Gallen	675 m	78'213
23	Gaiserwald	650 m	8'609
24	Gossau	638 m	18'454
25	Ebnat-Kappel	630 m	5'092
26	Waldkirch	629 m	3'544
27	Walenstadt	613 m	5'852
28	Wattwil	610 m	9'161
29	Bütschwil-Ganterschwil	610 m	5'202
30	Untereggen	607 m	1'027
31	Wittenbach	603 m	10'026
32	Jonschwil	600 m	4'023
33	Lütisburg	580 m	1'645
34	Niederhelfenschwil	580 m	3'256
35	Wil	571 m	24'980
36	Rorschacherberg	570 m	7'685
37	Häggenschwil	565 m	1'431
38	Uzwil	564 m	14'279
39	Oberuzwil	560 m	6'674
40	Mörschwil	551 m	3'662
41	Zuzwil	550 m	5'026
42	Niederbüren	538 m	1'497
43	Berg	535 m	1'012
44	Eichberg	519 m	1'571
45	Bad Ragaz	516 m	6'835
46	Oberbüren	500 m	4'660
47	Vilters-Wangs	499 m	5'057
48	Muolen	490 m	1'257
49	Sargans	483 m	6'522
50	Wartau	472 m	5'496
51	Altstätten	465 m	12'456
52	Goldach	456 m	9'709
53	Buchs	451 m	13'931
54	Sennwald	446 m	6'269
55	Kaltbrunn	441 m	5'084
56	Rüthi	431 m	2'542
57	Berneck	427 m	3'989
58	Marbach	427 m	2'118
59	Rebstein	423 m	5'051
60	Weesen	423 m	1'871
61	Oberriet	421 m	9'291
62	Benken	420 m	3'035
63	Thal	418 m	7'097
64	Uznach	417 m	7'014
65	Tübach	415 m	1'594
66	Steinach	413 m	3'580
67	Rapperswil-Jona	409 m	28'640
68	Diepoldsau	408 m	6'928
69	St. Margrethen	408 m	6'558
70	Schmerikon	408 m	4'162
71	Balgach	406 m	5'139
72	Au	405 m	8'481
73	Widnau	405 m	10'337
74	Rorschach	404 m	9'955
75	Rheineck	400 m	3'516

How we measure this

Wikidata

Elevation in metres as a point value for the settlement (Wikidata property P2044), as of 2023. It is the elevation of the municipality's settlement point, not the minimum, mean or maximum terrain elevation across the whole municipal area.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton St. Gallen lies highest?: Mels is the highest municipality in canton St. Gallen, at 1'579 m above sea level (2023).
What elevation value does this figure refer to?: The settlement's point value from Wikidata (property P2044) — the elevation of the municipality's settlement point. It does not describe the lowest, mean or highest point of the municipal area.