Which municipality in canton St. Gallen lies highest?

Mels is the highest municipality in canton St. Gallen, at 1'579 m above sea level (2025).

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 2025 · Source: BFS

The highest municipalities in canton St. Gallen (2025)

Name: Highest municipalities in canton St. Gallen (SG): full ranking (2025)
Creator: Wikidata

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Mels is the highest municipality in canton St. Gallen: 1'579 m above sea level (2025). Next come Quarten (1'420 m) and Flums (1'124 m). Source: Wikidata.

Ranking

Wikidata · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Elevation	Residents
1	Mels	1'579 m	9'581
2	Quarten	1'420 m	3'118
3	Flums	1'124 m	5'458
4	Grabs	1'082 m	7'535
5	Gommiswald	1'074 m	5'838
6	Nesslau	979 m	3'937
7	Neckertal	912 m	6'446
8	Amden	903 m	1'896
9	Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	895 m	2'614
10	Eggersriet	827 m	2'370
11	Pfäfers	820 m	1'647
12	Degersheim	814 m	4'209
13	Eschenbach	763 m	10'401
14	Kirchberg	735 m	9'879
15	Mosnang	735 m	2'936
16	Andwil	733 m	2'117
17	Gams	718 m	3'736
18	Lichtensteig	709 m	2'157
19	Flawil	684 m	10'672
20	Schänis	683 m	4'213
21	Sevelen	681 m	5'405
22	St. Gallen	675 m	79'487
23	Gaiserwald	650 m	8'828
24	Gossau	638 m	18'943
25	Ebnat-Kappel	630 m	5'353
26	Waldkirch	629 m	3'581
27	Walenstadt	613 m	6'083
28	Wattwil	610 m	9'262
29	Bütschwil-Ganterschwil	610 m	5'385
30	Untereggen	607 m	1'035
31	Wittenbach	603 m	10'157
32	Jonschwil	600 m	3'979
33	Lütisburg	580 m	1'647
34	Niederhelfenschwil	580 m	3'309
35	Wil	571 m	25'444
36	Rorschacherberg	570 m	7'741
37	Häggenschwil	565 m	1'432
38	Uzwil	564 m	14'676
39	Oberuzwil	560 m	6'864
40	Mörschwil	551 m	3'702
41	Zuzwil	550 m	4'994
42	Niederbüren	538 m	1'571
43	Berg	535 m	1'021
44	Eichberg	519 m	1'614
45	Bad Ragaz	516 m	6'836
46	Oberbüren	500 m	4'762
47	Vilters-Wangs	499 m	5'168
48	Muolen	490 m	1'251
49	Sargans	483 m	6'670
50	Wartau	472 m	5'617
51	Altstätten	465 m	12'788
52	Goldach	456 m	9'872
53	Buchs	451 m	14'287
54	Sennwald	446 m	6'428
55	Kaltbrunn	441 m	5'128
56	Rüthi	431 m	2'667
57	Berneck	427 m	4'026
58	Marbach	427 m	2'147
59	Rebstein	423 m	5'084
60	Weesen	423 m	1'895
61	Oberriet	421 m	9'417
62	Benken	420 m	3'119
63	Thal	418 m	7'217
64	Uznach	417 m	7'114
65	Tübach	415 m	1'587
66	Steinach	413 m	3'579
67	Rapperswil-Jona	409 m	28'836
68	Diepoldsau	408 m	6'933
69	St. Margrethen	408 m	6'731
70	Schmerikon	408 m	4'168
71	Balgach	406 m	5'229
72	Au	405 m	8'771
73	Widnau	405 m	10'485
74	Rorschach	404 m	10'389
75	Rheineck	400 m	3'566

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

How we measure this

Wikidata

Elevation in metres as a point value for the settlement (Wikidata property P2044), as of 2025. 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 (2025).
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.