About 9034 Eggersriet
Eggersriet is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Area
- 8.9 km²
Population
2'434residents
Median taxable income
CHF 70'517
Vacancy
0.91%
Foreign residents
11.2%
Dwellings
1'099
Jobs (FTE)
332
Tax multiplier
120%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of 9034 Eggersriet, 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
332 full-time-equivalent jobs across 125 businesses — services make up 65% of employment, industry 11% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
332FTE total
Primary23.2%
Secondary11.4%
Tertiary65.4%
Land use
10% built-up, 56% agricultural, 33% forest. Measured across 892 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement10.4%
Agriculture56.2%
Forest33.4%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 30.4%, ahead of Mitte at 25.4%.
Source BFS
SVP30.4%+0.6 pp
Mitte25.4%
FDP11.8%+0.8 pp
Grüne10.2%−3.4 pp
SP9.5%−0.2 pp
GLP6.8%−0.4 pp
EVP1.2%−0.6 pp
Others
1.1%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.0% of dwellings are primary residences; 10.0% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.0%
Second homes10.0%
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
