About Sax
Sennwald is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Area
- 41.6 km²
Population
6'332residents
Median taxable income
CHF 64'043
Vacancy
1.05%
Foreign residents
37.0%
Dwellings
3'143
Jobs (FTE)
4'067
Tax multiplier
70%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Sax, 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
4'067 full-time-equivalent jobs across 414 businesses — services make up 33% of employment, industry 62% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
4'067FTE total
Primary5.3%
Secondary61.9%
Tertiary32.8%
Land use
11% built-up, 47% agricultural, 31% forest. Measured across 4'156 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement12.4%
Agriculture52.7%
Forest34.9%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 45.5%, ahead of FDP at 14.5%.
Source BFS
SVP45.5%+6.8 pp
FDP14.5%−4.1 pp
Mitte14.3%
SP9.6%+0.1 pp
GLP5.3%−0.8 pp
Grüne4.5%−2.3 pp
EVP3.4%−0.5 pp
Others
1.2%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
89.3% of dwellings are primary residences; 10.7% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences89.3%
Second homes10.7%
Climate data
Annual mean 10.6°C with 1'039 mm of rain. Warmest in July (19.4°C), coldest in January (1.4°C). Station: Vaduz, 457 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
10.6°C
Annual mean
Mean 10.6°C
Rain 1039 mm
Sun ≈130 days
Vaduz · 457 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
