Degersheim is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Of the rest of the land, 10% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

[4] It consists of the village of Degersheim and the hamlets of Magdenau with the abbey, Wolfertswil, Hinterschwil, the exclave Obergampen and a number of scattered farm houses.

Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 40 are from Germany, 147 are from Italy, 275 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 27 are from Austria, 34 are from Turkey, and 183 are from another country.

[8] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Degersheim is; 515 children or 13.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 636 teenagers or 16.1% are between 10 and 19.

[9] The village of Degersheim is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[13] From the 2000 census[update], 1,739 or 44.0% are Roman Catholic, while 1,343 or 34.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

The wettest month is June during which time Degersheim receives an average of 193 mm (7.6 in) of rain or snow.

The driest month of the year is January with an average of 90 mm (3.5 in) of precipitation over 15.1 days.