Switzerland · Canton LU · Electoral district
Wahlkreis Willisau
LucerneWahlkreis Willisau is one of 6 districts of the canton of Lucerne and comprises 21 municipalities with 58'387 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.
Residents
58'387
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
21
Switzerland
Area
337 km²
swisstopo
Density
173 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
315
BFS
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Willisau
9'297Residents
Reiden
7'690Residents
Dagmersellen
6'144Residents
Schötz
4'983Residents
Menznau
3'168Residents
Nebikon
2'959Residents
Ettiswil
2'877Residents
Pfaffnau
2'792Residents
Wauwil
2'683Residents
Zell
2'264Residents
Altishofen
2'040Residents
Hergiswil bei Willisau
1'934Residents
Egolzwil
1'667Residents
Wikon
1'491Residents
Luthern
1'252Residents
Altbüron
1'013Residents
Ufhusen
924Residents
Grossdietwil
923Residents
Roggliswil
785Residents
Fischbach
760Residents
Alberswil
741Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Votes in Wahlkreis Willisau
district results as published by BFS27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
17.6% YesNo 82.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
34.6% YesNo 65.4%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% Yes
55.1% YesNo 44.9%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% Yes
62.1% YesNo 37.9%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% Yes
49.6% YesNo 50.4%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% Yes
70.6% YesNo 29.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
62.1% YesNo 37.9%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesMitte35.3% · strongest party
Mitte35.3%
SVP30.2%
FDP17.0%
SP7.1%
GRÜNE3.8%
GLP3.4%
Übrige2.7%
EVP0.4%
SD0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Dagmersellen
170 %
median of its municipalities
210 %
Luthern
240 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 170 % % in Dagmersellen to 240 % % in Luthern (median 210 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 12.4 % in Dagmersellen to 14.7 % in Luthern (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.03 %
Dwellings
26'393
Avg. rooms
4.1
Built before 1946
18.0%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+356 +0.6%
births
510
deaths
401
net migration
+286
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
33'335
Workplaces
4'524
Services share
58.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 3'627 (10.9%) · Secondary 10'077 (30.2%) · Tertiary 19'631 (58.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
1'196
Organic share
10.7 %
Farmland
20'166 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
8.7 °C
Precipitation
1'227 mm
Elevation
435–1'370 m
Flat share
26.6%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
718 GWh
Electricity
24.7 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
87 min
Road to centre
60 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.417–31.1 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Wahlkreis Willisau rank
sum of its municipalities4806Wikon4915St. Urban×24952Eriswil×34955Gondiswil×26022Grosswangen×26110Wolhusen×36122Menznau×26123Geiss6125Menzberg6126Daiwil6130Willisau6132Rohrmatt6133Hergiswil b. Willisau6142Gettnau6143Ohmstal6144Zell LU6145Fischbach LU6146Grossdietwil×26147Altbüron×26152Hüswil6153Ufhusen6154Hofstatt6156Luthern6211Buchs LU6217Kottwil6218Ettiswil6235Winikon×26242Wauwil×26243Egolzwil6244Nebikon6245Ebersecken6246Altishofen6247Schötz6248Alberswil6252Dagmersellen6253Uffikon6260Reiden +16262Langnau b. Reiden6263Richenthal6264Pfaffnau×26265Roggliswil
11 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AlberswilAltbüronAltishofenBuchs LUDagmersellenDaiwilEberseckenEgolzwilEriswilEttiswilFischbach LUGeissGettnauGondiswilGrossdietwilGrosswangenHergiswil b. WillisauHintermoosHofstattHüswilKottwilLangnau b. ReidenLuthernLuthern BadMehlseckenMenzbergMenznauNebikonOhmstalPfaffnauReidenReidermoosRichenthalRoggliswilRohrmattSchötzSt. UrbanUffikonUfhusenWauwilWikonWillisauWinikonWolhusenZell LU
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Wahlkreis Willisau?
- Wahlkreis Willisau comprises 21 municipalities: Willisau, Reiden, Dagmersellen, Schötz, Menznau, Nebikon, Ettiswil, Pfaffnau, Wauwil, Zell, Altishofen, Hergiswil bei Willisau, Egolzwil, Wikon, Luthern, Altbüron, Ufhusen, Grossdietwil, Roggliswil, Fischbach, Alberswil. Together they have 58'387 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Wahlkreis Willisau in?
- Wahlkreis Willisau lies in the canton of Lucerne, which is divided into 6 districts.
- How many people live in Wahlkreis Willisau?
- Wahlkreis Willisau has 58'387 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 21 municipalities; the largest is Willisau with 9'297.
- Does Wahlkreis Willisau have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Wahlkreis Willisau the municipal rate ranges from 170 % (Dagmersellen) to 240 % (Luthern).
- How did Wahlkreis Willisau vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 27.09.2026, Wahlkreis Willisau voted 17.6 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.