 Of the rest of the land, 18.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).The municipality is located in the St Gallen "Wahlkreis" and is part of the suburbs of St. Gallen.While there is no village of Gaiserwald, the municipality consists of the villages of St. Josefen, Abtwil and Engelburg.