Muolen is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.HistoryMuolen is first mentioned in 1155 as Mola.GeographyMuolen has an area, of 10.3km2. Of this area, 85.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).The municipality is located in the St Gallen Wahlkreis.. It is the northern most municipality in the canton. It consists of the village of Muolen and multiple hamlets as well as part of the Hudelmoos, the last high moorland in the Fürstenland (a historic region comprising the Wahlkreises of Wil, St. Gallen and Rorschach).Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Or a Semi Mill-wheel Sable and vert a bar wavy Argent.DemographicsMuolen has a population of., about 4.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, 6 are from Germany, 11 are from Italy, 12 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 6 are from Austria, and 11 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.1%. Most of the population speaks German (97.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.5%) and English being third ( 0.3%). Of the Swiss national languages, 1,050 speak German, 2 people speak French, 5 people speak Italian, and 1 person speaks Romansh.