About Balgach
Balgach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Area
- 6.5 km²
Population
5'210residents
Median taxable income
CHF 66'604
Vacancy
0.66%
Foreign residents
24.7%
Dwellings
2'576
Jobs (FTE)
4'127
Tax multiplier
61%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Balgach, 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
4'127 full-time-equivalent jobs across 329 businesses — services make up 35% of employment, industry 63% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
4'127FTE total
Primary2.1%
Secondary63.4%
Tertiary34.5%
Land use
24% built-up, 54% agricultural, 21% forest. Measured across 652 hectares (2009).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement24.5%
Agriculture54.6%
Forest20.9%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 33.5%, ahead of Mitte at 20.5%.
Source BFS
SVP33.5%+3.0 pp
Mitte20.5%
FDP16.4%−0.2 pp
SP10.8%+0.2 pp
Grüne8.3%−0.7 pp
GLP6.0%−2.3 pp
EDU1.4%+0.6 pp
Others
1.1%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
89.7% of dwellings are primary residences; 10.3% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences89.7%
Second homes10.3%
Climate data
Annual mean 8.7°C with 1'433 mm of rain. Warmest in July (17.5°C), coldest in January (0.2°C). Station: St. Gallen, 776 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
8.7°C
Annual mean
Mean 8.7°C
Rain 1433 mm
Sun ≈135 days
St. Gallen · 776 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at St. Gallen has risen by +2.5°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.5°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
St. Gallen · 776 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
