About 8638 Goldingen
Eschenbach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Goldingen and St. Gallenkappel merged into the municipality of Eschenbach.
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Area
- 54.9 km²
Population
10'266residents
Median taxable income
CHF 65'118
Vacancy
0.20%
Foreign residents
17.9%
Dwellings
5'000
Jobs (FTE)
4'188
Tax multiplier
117%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of 8638 Goldingen, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
4'188 full-time-equivalent jobs across 709 businesses — services make up 44% of employment, industry 46% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
4'188FTE total
Primary9.4%
Secondary46.4%
Tertiary44.2%
Land use
8% built-up, 55% agricultural, 35% forest. Measured across 5'489 hectares (2009).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement8.4%
Agriculture55.8%
Forest35.7%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 46.8%, ahead of Mitte at 17.9%.
Source BFS
SVP46.8%+3.1 pp
Mitte17.9%
FDP11.8%+0.2 pp
SP7.1%+1.3 pp
Grüne5.9%−3.2 pp
GLP5.5%−0.9 pp
EDU1.2%+0.3 pp
Others
0.9%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
86.9% of dwellings are primary residences; 13.1% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences86.9%
Second homes13.1%
Climate data
Annual mean 7.1°C with — mm of rain. Warmest in July (15.5°C), coldest in January (-0.6°C). Station: Hörnli, 1133 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
7.1°C
Annual mean
Mean 7.1°C
Sun ≈138 days
Hörnli · 1133 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Säntis has risen by +2.2°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.2°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
Säntis · 2501 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
