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Bütschwil
St. Gallenvillage
Total population
3,550
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bütschwil is a village that lies in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Coordinates of 47.362°, 9.072° situate Bütschwil in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 3,550. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,240 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Indian BalsamImpatiens glandulifera Royle · Magnoliopsida12,152
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta11,323
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia10,661
- Annual FleabaneErigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida9,581
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta7,167
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida6,573
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta5,573
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta5,305
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.7 — 2026-04-264 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
- M 3.5 — 2024-06-271 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
- M 4.2 — 2024-06-042 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
- M 3.8 — 2022-09-012 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
- M 4 — 2020-10-255 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland
- M 3.8 — 2018-02-014 km N of Innerbraz, Austria
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in St. Gallen
- Dietfurt1.2 mi away
- Mosnang1.5 mi away · pop. 2,969
- Ganterschwil1.5 mi away · pop. 1,111
- Oberhelfenschwil1.9 mi away · pop. 1,456
- Lütisburg2.3 mi away · pop. 1,395
- Tufertschwil2.5 mi away
- Müselbach2.5 mi away
- Lichtensteig2.8 mi away · pop. 1,900
- Mogelsberg3 mi away · pop. 2,261
- Libingen3.2 mi away
- Bunt3.2 mi away
- Krinau3.3 mi away · pop. 278
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 3391
- Wikidata
- Q65676
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771