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).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Altbüron

6147

LU CANTON6147

Residents

1'013

Area

6.8 km²

Population density

150 pop./km²

Elevation

545 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

230%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Altbüron

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

61.8% YesNo 38.3%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

60.2% YesNo 39.8%

14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% Yes

53.5% YesNo 46.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

39.5% YesNo 60.5%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

11.6% YesNo 88.4%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

45.5% YesNo 54.5%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

41.7% YesNo 58.4%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

67.1% YesNo 32.9%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

45.2% YesNo 54.8%

08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LU● Accepted · 82.8% Yes

78.8% YesNo 21.2%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP31.5% · strongest party

SVP31.5%

Mitte29.4%

FDP20.7%

SP8.6%

GLP4.9%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier230%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

230%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 76 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:14'402 CHF(~14.4%)

AltbüronCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

16.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

21.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'700

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

25.41 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.31 Rp./kWh

25.41 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.41 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.84 %

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 86 min · Car 65 min

AgglomerationPT 38 min · Car 19 min

Remoteness 46/79 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitealtbueron.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'013 #71 LU · #1451 CH Families & children20.8% #56 LU · #870 CH Age structure18% #47 LU · #1642 CH Women share50.9% #7 LU · #437 CH Foreign residents13.4% #50 LU · #1411 CH Population density150/km² #57 LU · #1224 CH Tax burden14'402 #72 LU · #904 CH Taxes230% #76 LU Warmest municipalities8.9 °C #51 LU · #1413 CH Sunniest municipalities40.7% #53 LU · #1526 CH Rainiest municipalities1'145 mm #47 LU · #854 CH Voter turnout58.3% #33 LU · #656 CH Against Switzerland21% #20 LU · #460 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #52 LU · #951 CH SVP strongholds31.5% #35 LU · #1172 CH SP strongholds8.6% #28 LU · #1634 CH Centre strongholds29.4% #50 LU · #245 CH FDP strongholds20.7% #10 LU · #405 CH GLP strongholds4.9% #38 LU · #1214 CH Green strongholds1.9% #70 LU · #1961 CH Largest by area6.8 km² #64 LU · #1293 CH Highest municipalities545 m #45 LU · #1024 CH Remotest municipalities86 min #46 LU · #629 CH Best-connected municipalities86 min #38 LU · #1478 CH Highest peaks730 m #49 LU · #1127 CH Highest-lying municipalities608 m #33 LU · #984 CH Greatest vertical range236 m #49 LU · #1197 CH Steepest municipalities9.9° #31 LU · #931 CH Solar potential16 GWh #66 LU · #1173 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #53 LU · #410 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #57 LU · #1727 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6147

Altbüron

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Altbüron6147

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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