Population
1'895↓0.2%
About Weesen
City · St. Gallen
Weesen is a village in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, located on Lake Walen (Walensee) near the outflow of the Linth Canal.
Population
1'895
Tax multiplier
115%
Weesen in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.115%
Middle in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 48'700↓3.0%
Top quartile in canton
Median net income
CHF 52'825↓3.8%
77%
Cantonal tax multiplier
105%
0.10%↓91.6%
Bottom 10% in canton
- Forest48%
- Agriculture37%
- Settlement13%
- Other3%
Foreign residents
16.9%↑5.1%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
1'000↓0.8%
Jobs (FTE)
324↑3.5%
87%
0%
Fibre
Housing market in Weesen
The rental vacancy rate is 0.10%, 93% below the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 115%, roughly the cantonal average (113 %). Median taxable income is CHF 59'050, 5% below the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Weesen has 1'895 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
