What is the postal code of Buchrain?

Buchrain has 3 postal codes: 6030, 6033, 6035.

What is the tax rate in Buchrain?

The municipal tax multiplier of Buchrain is 195% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Buchrain?

A single person without children pays about 13'221 CHF income tax in Buchrain on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 41 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Buchrain have?

Buchrain has 7'013 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Buchrain?

Buchrain has 1'649 foreign residents, a share of 23.51% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Buchrain

6030–6035

LU CANTON6030 6033 6035

Residents

7'013

Area

4.8 km²

Population density

1'461 pop./km²

Elevation

458 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

195%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'509 50.0%

Men

3'504 50.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'559 22.2%

Swiss citizens

5'364 76.5%

Foreign residents

1'649 23.5%

Population density

1'461 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'559 · 22.2%20–64 · 4'217 · 60.1%65+ · 1'237 · 17.6%

Foreign residents 23.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Buchrain

BFS

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

60.2% YesNo 39.9%

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

49.9% YesNo 50.1%

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

71.5% YesNo 28.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

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

20.4% YesNo 79.6%

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

37.7% YesNo 62.3%

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

32.0% YesNo 68.1%

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

74.7% YesNo 25.3%

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

38.5% YesNo 61.5%

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

82.9% YesNo 17.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP26.3% · strongest party

SVP26.3%

Mitte25.8%

FDP16.8%

SP12.2%

GLP9.8%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier195%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

195%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 41 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'221 CHF(13.2%)

Rank 41 of 79 in the canton · 592 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:13'221 CHF(~13.2%)

BuchrainCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Buchrain	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.8%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.2%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	11.1%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.9%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.5%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.2%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	13.9%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.4%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	14.9%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.5%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	16.1%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.5%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	19.6%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	20.7%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.5%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.2%	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 1991–202010.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'143 mm

10.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

480 m

Mean elevation

430 m

Relief

68 m

Mean slope

3.2°

Flat share

75.8%

South-facing

3.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 68 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

38 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

51.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'400

38 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

0.96 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

2'922

Built before 19463.6%

Built since 200133.8%

0.96 %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 75 min · Car 44 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 64/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Head of governmentKäthy Ruckli

Websitebuchrain.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities7'013 #15 LU · #277 CH Families & children22.2% #30 LU · #493 CH Age structure17.6% #49 LU · #1692 CH Women share50% #20 LU · #922 CH Foreign residents23.5% #15 LU · #623 CH Population density1'461/km² #5 LU · #127 CH Tax burden13'221 #41 LU · #592 CH Taxes195% #41 LU Warmest municipalities10.2 °C #2 LU · #314 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #61 LU · #1602 CH Rainiest municipalities1'143 mm #48 LU · #861 CH Voter turnout56.8% #46 LU · #822 CH Against Switzerland9% #64 LU · #1279 CH Aligned with Switzerland91% #8 LU · #178 CH SVP strongholds26.3% #58 LU · #1496 CH SP strongholds12.2% #11 LU · #1263 CH Centre strongholds25.8% #63 LU · #339 CH FDP strongholds16.8% #33 LU · #664 CH GLP strongholds9.8% #3 LU · #345 CH Green strongholds6.3% #15 LU · #1248 CH Largest by area4.8 km² #73 LU · #1573 CH Highest municipalities458 m #71 LU · #1468 CH Remotest municipalities75 min #64 LU · #878 CH Best-connected municipalities75 min #14 LU · #1228 CH Highest peaks480 m #79 LU · #1943 CH Highest-lying municipalities430 m #79 LU · #1869 CH Greatest vertical range68 m #78 LU · #1978 CH Steepest municipalities3.2° #75 LU · #1877 CH Solar potential38 GWh #30 LU · #505 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #27 LU · #384 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #31 LU · #1701 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Buchrain6033 Ebikon6030 Perlen6035

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Buchrain?: Buchrain has 3 postal codes: 6030, 6033, 6035.
What is the tax rate in Buchrain?: The municipal tax multiplier of Buchrain is 195% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Buchrain?: A single person without children pays about 13'221 CHF income tax in Buchrain on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 41 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Buchrain have?: Buchrain has 7'013 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Buchrain?: Buchrain has 1'649 foreign residents, a share of 23.51% (2025).

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