About 9437 Marbach SG
Marbach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Area
- 4.4 km²
Population
2'169residents
Median taxable income
CHF 64'906
Vacancy
0.10%
Foreign residents
21.1%
Dwellings
1'000
Jobs (FTE)
678
Tax multiplier
102%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of 9437 Marbach SG, 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
678 full-time-equivalent jobs across 149 businesses — services make up 60% of employment, industry 27% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
678FTE total
Primary13.0%
Secondary27.4%
Tertiary59.6%
Land use
22% built-up, 70% agricultural, 6% forest. Measured across 441 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement22.7%
Agriculture71.5%
Forest5.8%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 37.3%, ahead of Mitte at 20.0%.
Source BFS
SVP37.3%+3.7 pp
Mitte20.0%
FDP12.6%+0.2 pp
Grüne11.2%−3.4 pp
SP10.1%+0.8 pp
GLP4.8%±0 pp
EVP1.0%+0.4 pp
Others
0.5%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
90.8% of dwellings are primary residences; 9.3% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences90.8%
Second homes9.3%
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
