Buchs SG

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Buchs SG

Total population

12,187

Elevation448 m

WeatherAvg high 60.7°F

Coordinates47.16°, 9.48°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Buchs is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It serves as an important economic and transport hub, situated on the border with Liechtenstein. Buchs officially became a town in 2002.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

David Zogg

Swiss alpine skier (1902-1977)

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Adolf Frommelt

Liechtensteiner politician (1891-1964)

Franz Burgmeier

Liechtensteiner association football player

Michael Stocklasa

Liechtensteiner footballer (born 1980)

B

Buddha Scheidegger

Swiss pianist (1940–2020)

R

Rainer Nägele

Liechtensteiner-American literary scholar

C

Cosmus Freuler

Swiss librarian

A

Alfred Schweizer

Swiss composer

Emil Risch

Liechtensteiner politician (1866-1950)

F

Ferdinand Heidegger

Liechtensteiner politician (1899-1978)

Walter Gabathuler

Swiss equestrian

F

Florian Kindle

Liechtensteiner politician (1907-1994)

F

Franz-Josef Vogt

Liechtensteiner footballer

F

Franz Eberle

Liechtensteiner politician (1908-1977)

G

Gebhard Negele

Liechtensteiner politician

G

Gottfried Heer

Swiss regional historian (1843-1921)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in St. Gallen

• Grabs
  2 mi away · pop. 6,297
• Rans
  2 mi away
• Grabserberg
  2.8 mi away
• Sevelen
  3 mi away · pop. 5,328
• Gams
  3.4 mi away · pop. 2,867
• Haag (Rheintal)
  3.5 mi away · pop. 1,424
• Gasenzen
  3.6 mi away
• Oberschan
  4.4 mi away · pop. 830
• Rofisbach
  4.5 mi away
• Gretschins
  4.5 mi away
• Sax
  4.8 mi away
• Malans SG
  4.9 mi away

Browse all places in St. Gallen →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Buchs SG

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Fencepost jumping spider

Marpissa muscosa

Seen 2026-10-15

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-10-15

hairy vetch

Vicia villosa

Seen 2026-10-13

Dotted Stem Bolete

Neoboletus erythropus

Seen 2026-10-13

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-10-13

Leek Grasshopper

Mecostethus parapleurus

Seen 2026-10-13

Steppe Grasshopper

Chorthippus dorsatus

Seen 2026-10-13

Lawn daisy

Bellis perennis

Seen 2026-10-13

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Seen 2026-10-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).