Wil SG

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Wil SG

Total population

24,980

Elevation574 m

Coordinates47.47°, 9.04°

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

Overview

Wil is a town and political municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It has a small-town character and is an important center for the west of the canton, lower Toggenburg and Hinterthurgau. Wil had a population of 25,176 by the end of 2024. With 74,550 inhabitants, the agglomeration of Wil is the second-largest conurbation in Eastern Switzerland. The former political municipality of Bronschhofen has been part of the town of Wil since 1 January 2013. For more than 500 years, the prince-abbots of St. Gallen resided in the "Hof" of Wil; Wil is also called "Abbots Town" ("Äbtestadt") and is the third largest city in the canton of St. Gallen, after St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Daniel Hubmann

Swiss orienteer

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Markus Werner

Swiss writer (1944-2016)

Jakob Jud

Swiss linguist (1882-1952)

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Hans Leutenegger

Swiss bobsledder and actor

Markus Fuchs

equestrian

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Raymund Schwager

Swiss theologian (1935-2004)

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Franziskus von Streng

Swiss Catholic bishop and theologian (1884-1970)

Gottlieb F. Höpli

Swiss journalist

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Gustav Benz

Swiss preacher (1866-1937)

Hans Suter

Swiss actor and author

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Jakob Müller

Swiss politician (1895-1967)

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Johann Adam Pupikofer

Swiss historian (1797-1882)

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Paul Scherrer

Swiss politician (1862-1935)

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Robert Thomann

Swiss university professor (1873-1958)

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Regi Claire

Swiss writer

Ulrico Hoepli

Italian editor and publisher (1847–1935)

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

Nearby places in St. Gallen

• Bronschhofen
  0.7 mi away · pop. 3,814
• Rossrüti
  1 mi away · pop. 1,292
• Trungen
  1.3 mi away
• Züberwangen
  2.1 mi away · pop. 1,373
• Niederstetten
  2.2 mi away · pop. 140
• Schwarzenbach SG
  2.3 mi away · pop. 240
• Oberstetten
  2.6 mi away · pop. 112
• Zuzwil SG
  3.2 mi away · pop. 4,741
• Algetshausen
  3.3 mi away · pop. 591
• Jonschwil
  3.6 mi away · pop. 3,134
• Henau
  3.6 mi away · pop. 1,428
• Kirchberg SG
  3.7 mi away · pop. 7,904

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.

Recently spotted species

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-21

Olive Brittlegill

Russula olivacea

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Lagoon Fly

Eristalinus aeneus

Seen 2026-09-20

Freckled Dapperling

Echinoderma asperum

Seen 2026-09-20

Sulphur Tuft

Hypholoma fasciculare

Seen 2026-09-20

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-09-20

common comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Seen 2026-09-20

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-20

Maple gall wasp

Pediaspis aceris

Seen 2026-09-19

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