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Wahlkreis Entlebuch

Lucerne

Wahlkreis Entlebuch is one of 6 districts of the canton of Lucerne and comprises 9 municipalities with 24'554 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Votes in Wahlkreis Entlebuch

district results as published by BFS
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)FederalAccepted · 52.5% Yes
67.4% YesNo 32.6%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»FederalRejected · 45.2% Yes
68.3% YesNo 31.7%
14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LUAccepted · 67.3% Yes
61.8% YesNo 38.2%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederalAccepted · 54.3% Yes
31.1% YesNo 68.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»FederalRejected · 38.1% Yes
45.1% YesNo 54.9%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederalRejected · 37.4% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.9%
08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LUAccepted · 82.8% Yes
92.2% YesNo 7.8%
All federal votes
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
Mitte40.8% · strongest party
Mitte40.8%
SVP39.1%
FDP10.0%
SP4.4%
GRÜNE2.3%
Übrige1.6%
GLP1.5%
EVP0.2%
SD0.1%
Escholzmatt-Marbach
200 %
median of its municipalities
220 %
Doppleschwand
230 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 200 % % in Escholzmatt-Marbach to 230 % % in Doppleschwand (median 220 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 13.4 % in Escholzmatt-Marbach to 14.4 % in Doppleschwand (ESTV 2'026)

Vacancy rate
1.05 %
Dwellings
13'218
Avg. rooms
4
Built before 1946
24.8%

Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)

Population change

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Population change 2025
+179 +0.7%
births
226
deaths
204
net migration
+131
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
13'864
Workplaces
2'418
Services share
56.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 2'430 (17.5%) · Secondary 3'662 (26.4%) · Tertiary 7'772 (56.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
910
Organic share
9.9 %
Farmland
16'326 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
6.8 °C
Precipitation
1'700 mm
Elevation
509–2'309 m
Flat share
7.2%

Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
302 GWh
Electricity
24.8 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
96 min
Road to centre
78 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.61730.317 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities

Map

swisstopo · OSM
Which municipalities belong to Wahlkreis Entlebuch?
Wahlkreis Entlebuch comprises 9 municipalities: Wolhusen, Escholzmatt-Marbach, Schüpfheim, Entlebuch, Werthenstein, Flühli, Hasle, Doppleschwand, Romoos. Together they have 24'554 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Wahlkreis Entlebuch in?
Wahlkreis Entlebuch lies in the canton of Lucerne, which is divided into 6 districts.
How many people live in Wahlkreis Entlebuch?
Wahlkreis Entlebuch has 24'554 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 9 municipalities; the largest is Wolhusen with 4'868.
Does Wahlkreis Entlebuch have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Wahlkreis Entlebuch the municipal rate ranges from 200 % (Escholzmatt-Marbach) to 230 % (Doppleschwand).
How did Wahlkreis Entlebuch vote in the latest federal vote?
On 14.06.2026, Wahlkreis Entlebuch voted 67.4 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.

Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.