Bühler () is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.

History

Bühler is first mentioned in 1479 as Ullrich Büllershoff. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (84.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.6%) and Serbo-Croat being third ( 2.7%).

, the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

In the 2007 federal election the FDP received 65.6% of the vote.

Transport

Bühler is linked to the city of St. Gallen and Appenzell by the Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen railway, a narrow-gauge road-side railway line. The line operates two trains per hour throughout the day, with three trains per hour during peak periods. Services are operated by Appenzell Railways for S-Bahn St. Gallen. There are two stations within the municipality, and . The journey from to Bühler takes 23 minutes.

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