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Mels
St. Gallenvillage
Total population
6,230
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Mels is a small village in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 6,230. Coordinates of 47.047°, 9.419° situate Mels in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,240 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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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
- Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens DC. · Magnoliopsida7,066
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta6,961
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta3,534
- Early Goldenrod, Tall goldenrod, Giant goldenrodSolidago gigantea Aiton · Magnoliopsida3,316
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta3,123
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida2,955
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,519
- Indian BalsamImpatiens glandulifera Royle · Magnoliopsida2,376
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 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 3.6 — 2020-08-085 km SE of Gramais, Austria
- 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
- Heiligkreuz0.6 mi away · pop. 1,414
- Sargans1 mi away · pop. 6,075
- Wangs1.2 mi away · pop. 2,546
- Vilters2.1 mi away · pop. 2,082
- Azmoos3.5 mi away · pop. 1,687
- Trübbach3.5 mi away · pop. 1,344
- Malans SG4.1 mi away
- Oberschan4.4 mi away · pop. 830
- Fontnas4.5 mi away
- Gretschins4.7 mi away
- Weite-Wartau4.8 mi away · pop. 1,316
- Flums4.8 mi away · pop. 4,876
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Mels
Search results from Open Library.
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
- 3293
- Population (Wikidata)
- 9,242
- Wikidata
- Q67027
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771