Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
734 48.1%
Men
792 51.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
314 20.6%
Swiss citizens
1'264 82.8%
Foreign residents
262 17.2%
Population density
263 pop./km²
0–19 · 314 · 20.6%20–64 · 929 · 60.9%65+ · 283 · 18.5%
Foreign residents 17.2%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +73 (+5%) · 13 births · 7 deaths · net migration +67
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 60.2% Yes
64.0% YesNo 36.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 53.7% Yes
66.8% YesNo 33.2%
14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 65.1% Yes
57.3% YesNo 42.7%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 48.2% Yes
37.3% YesNo 62.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 19.4% Yes
12.9% YesNo 87.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 40.9% Yes
48.0% YesNo 52.1%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 36.9% Yes
42.9% YesNo 57.1%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Hochdorf: 73.3% Yes
69.7% YesNo 30.3%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP35.7% · strongest party
SVP35.7%
Mitte33.9%
FDP13.8%
GLP4.8%
SP4.0%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier180%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
180%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 24 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'715 CHF(12.7%)
Rank 21 of 79 in the canton · 451 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF
100'000 CHF:12'715 CHF(~12.7%)
AeschCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Aesch | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.6% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7.9% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.6% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.6% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.4% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.7% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.4% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 13.9% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.4% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.5% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.8% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 17.9% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 20.9% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 21.6% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.8 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'086 mm
9.8 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
628 m
Mean elevation
487 m
Relief
180 m
Mean slope
5°
Flat share
58.5%
South-facing
3.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 180 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
18 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
23.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
4'000
Per inhabitant
11'822 kWh/yr
18 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
24.12 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.6 Rp./kWh
24.12 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator CKW AG
ElCom tariff comparison ↗How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300509 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Lucerne363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Lucerne. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Lucerne (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.94 %
Second homes
10.1 %
Avg. rooms
4.1
Dwellings
748
Built before 194617.2%
Built since 200142.8%
0.94 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
589
Workplaces
129
Services share
34.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 78 (13.2%) · Secondary 310 (52.6%) · Tertiary 201 (34.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
19
Organic share
5.3 %
Farmland
325 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'526 #64 LU · #1158 CHGrowing municipalities5% #1 LU · #50 CHShrinking municipalities5% #79 LU · #2059 CHJobs per resident0.39 #52 LU · #876 CHFamilies & children20.6% #61 LU · #941 CHAge structure18.5% #36 LU · #1541 CHWomen share48.1% #72 LU · #1838 CHForeign residents17.2% #33 LU · #1114 CHPopulation density263/km² #36 LU · #856 CHTax burden12'715 #21 LU · #451 CHTaxes180% #24 LUWarmest municipalities9.8 °C #13 LU · #694 CHSunniest municipalities41.1% #30 LU · #1359 CHRainiest municipalities1'086 mm #70 LU · #1175 CHVoter turnout56% #54 LU · #935 CHAgainst Switzerland27% #8 LU · #154 CHAligned with Switzerland73% #64 LU · #1282 CHSVP strongholds35.7% #17 LU · #921 CHSP strongholds4% #66 LU · #1978 CHCentre strongholds33.9% #34 LU · #190 CHFDP strongholds13.8% #49 LU · #943 CHGLP strongholds4.8% #39 LU · #1239 CHGreen strongholds3.3% #58 LU · #1840 CHLargest by area5.8 km² #69 LU · #1417 CHHighest municipalities482 m #67 LU · #1303 CHSecond homes10.1% #23 LU · #1180 CHOrganic farming5.3% #69 LU · #1516 CHBest-connected municipalities103 min #63 LU · #1742 CHRemotest municipalities103 min #15 LU · #352 CHHighest peaks628 m #71 LU · #1426 CHHighest-lying municipalities487 m #73 LU · #1498 CHGreatest vertical range180 m #66 LU · #1444 CHSteepest municipalities5° #59 LU · #1564 CHSolar potential18 GWh #63 LU · #1098 CHSolar potential per capita11'822 kWh #31 LU · #779 CHCheapest electricity24.12 Rp./kWh #2 LU · #250 CHMost expensive electricity24.12 Rp./kWh #78 LU · #1857 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Aesch?
- The postal code of Aesch is 6287.
- What is the tax rate in Aesch?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Aesch is 180% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Aesch?
- A single person without children pays about 12'715 CHF income tax in Aesch on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Aesch have?
- Aesch has 1'526 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Aesch?
- Aesch has 262 foreign residents, a share of 17.17% (2025).
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