St. Gallen
CantonCanton of Switzerland.
EuropeCapital: St. GallenLanguage: German
Population
540K
Metros tracked
3
279K in metros (52%)
Composite score
3.4
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Canton
At a glance
- Established
- 1803
- Area
- 2,031 km²
- Population density
- 266 /km²
- Highest point
- Ringelspitz (3,247 m (10,653 ft))
- Legislature
- Cantonal Council of Sankt Gallen
- Rank in Switzerland
- 10th of 26 by composite score
- Area rank
- 6th of 26 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- St. Gallen
Civic facts via Wikidata.
St. Gallen metro footprint
3 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
3 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #759 | St. Gallen★ Capital | 127K | 2.5 | Emerging Metro |
| #1764 | Rapperswil | 72K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #2559 | Wil | 80K | 0.3 | Local Metro |