Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
516 50.9%
Men
497 49.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
211 20.8%
Swiss citizens
877 86.6%
Foreign residents
136 13.4%
Population density
150 pop./km²
0–19 · 211 · 20.8%20–64 · 620 · 61.2%65+ · 182 · 18.0%
Foreign residents 13.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −1 (−0.1%) · 7 births · 6 deaths · net migration −1
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
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 17.6% Yes
15.4% YesNo 84.6%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 34.6% Yes
40.8% YesNo 59.2%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 55.1% Yes
54.6% YesNo 45.4%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
63.3% YesNo 36.7%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 49.6% Yes
51.1% YesNo 48.9%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 42.9% Yes
42.1% YesNo 57.9%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 70.6% Yes
71.5% YesNo 28.5%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 54.1% Yes
45.1% YesNo 54.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.0% Yes
61.8% YesNo 38.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
60.2% YesNo 39.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP31.5% · strongest party
SVP31.5%
Mitte29.4%
FDP20.7%
SP8.6%
GLP4.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier230%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
230%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 76 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
14'402 CHF(14.4%)
Rank 72 of 79 in the canton · 904 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:14'402 CHF(~14.4%)
AltbüronCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Altbüron | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.4% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 9% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 11% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 12.1% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 13% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 13.6% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 14.4% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 15.1% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15.7% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 16.2% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.8% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 17.4% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.7% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.9% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 21.1% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 22.1% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 23% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.8% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'145 mm
8.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
730 m
Mean elevation
608 m
Relief
236 m
Mean slope
9.9°
Flat share
25.1%
South-facing
22.1%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 236 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
16.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'700
Per inhabitant
16'229 kWh/yr
16 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
24.72 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.2 Rp./kWh
24.72 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
0.84 %
Second homes
14.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
478
Built before 194619.9%
Built since 200128.2%
0.84 %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
536
Workplaces
90
Services share
25.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 92 (17.2%) · Secondary 309 (57.6%) · Tertiary 135 (25.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
24
Organic share
8.3 %
Farmland
429 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 municipalities1'013 #71 LU · #1451 CHGrowing municipalities-0.1% #58 LU · #1479 CHShrinking municipalities-0.1% #22 LU · #626 CHJobs per resident0.53 #31 LU · #469 CHFamilies & children20.8% #56 LU · #870 CHAge structure18% #47 LU · #1642 CHWomen share50.9% #7 LU · #437 CHForeign residents13.4% #50 LU · #1411 CHPopulation density150/km² #57 LU · #1224 CHTax burden14'402 #72 LU · #904 CHTaxes230% #76 LUWarmest municipalities8.9 °C #51 LU · #1413 CHSunniest municipalities40.7% #53 LU · #1526 CHRainiest municipalities1'145 mm #47 LU · #854 CHVoter turnout59.4% #33 LU · #655 CHAgainst Switzerland20.6% #20 LU · #461 CHAligned with Switzerland79.4% #52 LU · #951 CHSVP strongholds31.5% #35 LU · #1174 CHSP strongholds8.6% #28 LU · #1639 CHCentre strongholds29.4% #50 LU · #245 CHFDP strongholds20.7% #10 LU · #406 CHGLP strongholds4.9% #38 LU · #1216 CHGreen strongholds1.9% #70 LU · #1966 CHLargest by area6.8 km² #64 LU · #1293 CHHighest municipalities545 m #45 LU · #1024 CHSecond homes14.6% #10 LU · #607 CHOrganic farming8.3% #53 LU · #1342 CHBest-connected municipalities86 min #38 LU · #1478 CHRemotest municipalities86 min #46 LU · #629 CHHighest peaks730 m #49 LU · #1127 CHHighest-lying municipalities608 m #33 LU · #984 CHGreatest vertical range236 m #49 LU · #1197 CHSteepest municipalities9.9° #31 LU · #931 CHSolar potential16 GWh #66 LU · #1173 CHSolar potential per capita16'229 kWh #10 LU · #348 CHCheapest electricity24.72 Rp./kWh #47 LU · #385 CHMost expensive electricity24.72 Rp./kWh #37 LU · #1726 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- What is the postal code of Altbüron?
- The postal code of Altbüron is 6147.
- What is the tax rate in Altbüron?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Altbüron is 230% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Altbüron?
- A single person without children pays about 14'402 CHF income tax in Altbüron on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Altbüron have?
- Altbüron has 1'013 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Altbüron?
- Altbüron has 136 foreign residents, a share of 13.43% (2025).
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