About Henau
Henau is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kirchberg, whose seat is in the like-named town.
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Area
- 14.5 km²
Population
14'570residents
Median taxable income
CHF 63'214
Vacancy
1.27%
Foreign residents
30.6%
Dwellings
6'693
Jobs (FTE)
6'995
Tax multiplier
122%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Henau, 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
6'995 full-time-equivalent jobs across 671 businesses — services make up 46% of employment, industry 52% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
6'995FTE total
Primary1.3%
Secondary52.4%
Tertiary46.3%
Land use
30% built-up, 50% agricultural, 18% forest. Measured across 1'451 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement30.8%
Agriculture50.6%
Forest18.6%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 36.6%, ahead of Mitte at 19.8%.
Source BFS
SVP36.6%+3.3 pp
Mitte19.8%
FDP15.0%+0.9 pp
SP11.3%−1.0 pp
Grüne8.1%−0.8 pp
GLP4.3%−1.9 pp
EVP1.5%+0.1 pp
Others
1.3%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.5% of dwellings are primary residences; 9.5% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.5%
Second homes9.6%
Climate data
Annual mean 8.1°C with 1'818 mm of rain. Warmest in July (17.4°C), coldest in January (-1.1°C). Station: Ebnat-Kappel, 623 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
8.1°C
Annual mean
Mean 8.1°C
Rain 1818 mm
Ebnat-Kappel · 623 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
