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Building age in Grabs

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3273

Building register (GWR) export of September 2026, parcel data of July 2025.

Key figures

Parcels with a building
2’790
2’730 of them with a known construction year
Median construction year
1975Canton: 1977Switzerland: 1976
Median building age
51 yearsCanton: 49 yearsSwitzerland: 50 years
Built 1960 or earlier
37.3%Canton: 30.4%Switzerland: 32.5%
Built after 2000
19.7%Canton: 22.0%Switzerland: 23.3%

About the building stock in Grabs

The parcel data lists 2’790 parcels with a building in Grabs. For 2’730 of them (97.8%) the federal building register (GWR) gives a construction year, taken from the newest building on the parcel. The median construction year is 1975, so the median parcel with a building is 51 years old. 37.3% of the parcels with a known year were built in 1960 or earlier and 19.7% after 2000. The largest period is before 1920 with 29.7%. For comparison, the median construction year is 1977 in the canton of St. Gallen and 1976 in Switzerland. 60 parcels with a building have no usable construction year and are left out of the shares.

Construction-year histogram

Parcels with a building by construction period, as a share of the 2’730 parcels with a known year. The periods are not equally long, so read the bars as shares of the stock, not as building activity per year.

  1. 29.7%before 1920: 29.7%, 812 parcels
  2. 4.0%1920-1945: 4.0%, 108 parcels
  3. 3.6%1946-1960: 3.6%, 99 parcels
  4. 16.8%1961-1980: 16.8%, 460 parcels
  5. 26.1%1981-2000: 26.1%, 712 parcels
  6. 10.1%2001-2010: 10.1%, 277 parcels
  7. 6.3%2011-2020: 6.3%, 172 parcels
  8. 3.3%2021 and later: 3.3%, 90 parcels

Building age distribution

The same parcels grouped by the age of their newest building in 2026.

  • 66 years or older (built 1960 or earlier)37.3%1’019 parcels
  • 46 to 65 years (built 1961-1980)16.8%460 parcels
  • 26 to 45 years (built 1981-2000)26.1%712 parcels
  • Up to 25 years (built 2001 or later)19.7%539 parcels

How to read these figures

The parcel data links every parcel to the federal building register (GWR). A parcel counts once, with the construction year of its newest building. Where the register gives only a construction period, the middle of the period is used.

The figures count parcels with a building, not individual buildings. A parcel with several buildings counts once, and a parcel without a building is not counted.

Building age is 2026 minus the construction year. Every share divides by the parcels with a known construction year.

See it on the map

roots colors every parcel by construction year, from deep red for the oldest buildings to pale cream for the newest.

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