About Untereggen
Untereggen is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Area
- 7.1 km²
Population
1'035residents
Median taxable income
CHF 75'962
Vacancy
1.10%
Foreign residents
10.1%
Dwellings
455
Jobs (FTE)
286
Tax multiplier
119%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Untereggen, 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
286 full-time-equivalent jobs across 93 businesses — services make up 50% of employment, industry 30% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
286FTE total
Primary20.3%
Secondary30.1%
Tertiary49.7%
Land use
7% built-up, 49% agricultural, 42% forest. Measured across 708 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement7.1%
Agriculture49.9%
Forest43.0%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 35.8%, ahead of Mitte at 24.1%.
Source BFS
SVP35.8%+4.0 pp
Mitte24.1%
FDP12.2%−0.8 pp
SP10.8%−0.8 pp
GLP8.2%−0.1 pp
Grüne6.7%−2.0 pp
EVP1.1%−0.6 pp
Others
0.5%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
91.4% of dwellings are primary residences; 8.6% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences91.4%
Second homes8.6%
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
