What is the postal code of Buttisholz?

Buttisholz has 2 postal codes: 6018, 6022.

What is the tax rate in Buttisholz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Buttisholz is 190% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Buttisholz?

A single person without children pays about 13'053 CHF income tax in Buttisholz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 37 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Buttisholz have?

Buttisholz has 3'510 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Buttisholz?

Buttisholz has 457 foreign residents, a share of 13.02% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Buttisholz

6018–6022

LU CANTON6018 6022

Residents

3'510

Area

16.7 km²

Population density

210 pop./km²

Elevation

565 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

190%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'697 48.3%

Men

1'813 51.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

849 24.2%

Swiss citizens

3'053 87.0%

Foreign residents

457 13.0%

Population density

210 pop./km²

0–19 · 849 · 24.2%20–64 · 2'052 · 58.5%65+ · 609 · 17.4%

Foreign residents 13.0%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Buttisholz

BFS

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

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

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

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

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

64.0% YesNo 36.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

35.9% YesNo 64.1%

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

14.4% YesNo 85.6%

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

40.4% YesNo 59.6%

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

33.5% YesNo 66.5%

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

72.8% YesNo 27.2%

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

40.1% YesNo 59.9%

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

89.7% YesNo 10.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte41.7% · strongest party

Mitte41.7%

SVP30.6%

FDP11.6%

SP5.5%

GLP4.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier190%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

190%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 38 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'053 CHF(13.1%)

Rank 37 of 79 in the canton · 547 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:13'053 CHF(~13.1%)

ButtisholzCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Buttisholz	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.7%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.1%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.9%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.9%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.7%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.3%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.1%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	13.7%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.3%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	14.8%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.4%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	15.9%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	17.2%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.3%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	19.4%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	20.5%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.3%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22%	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 1991–20208.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'225 mm

8.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

743 m

Mean elevation

612 m

Relief

200 m

Mean slope

5.3°

Flat share

56.9%

South-facing

13.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 200 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

47.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

61.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'500

47 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

0.4 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'489

Built before 194618.0%

Built since 200134.5%

0.4 %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 85 min · Car 66 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 47/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebuttisholz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'510 #32 LU · #629 CH Families & children24.2% #4 LU · #142 CH Age structure17.4% #54 LU · #1715 CH Women share48.3% #66 LU · #1770 CH Foreign residents13% #53 LU · #1452 CH Population density210/km² #43 LU · #997 CH Tax burden13'053 #37 LU · #547 CH Taxes190% #38 LU Warmest municipalities8.7 °C #54 LU · #1491 CH Sunniest municipalities40.7% #50 LU · #1523 CH Rainiest municipalities1'225 mm #26 LU · #644 CH Voter turnout57.9% #37 LU · #702 CH Against Switzerland15.2% #36 LU · #893 CH Aligned with Switzerland84.8% #36 LU · #559 CH SVP strongholds30.6% #38 LU · #1231 CH SP strongholds5.5% #58 LU · #1900 CH Centre strongholds41.7% #7 LU · #114 CH FDP strongholds11.6% #66 LU · #1193 CH GLP strongholds4.3% #50 LU · #1342 CH Green strongholds3.7% #52 LU · #1769 CH Largest by area16.7 km² #29 LU · #576 CH Highest municipalities565 m #38 LU · #945 CH Remotest municipalities85 min #47 LU · #645 CH Best-connected municipalities85 min #32 LU · #1448 CH Highest peaks743 m #46 LU · #1099 CH Highest-lying municipalities612 m #31 LU · #964 CH Greatest vertical range200 m #62 LU · #1367 CH Steepest municipalities5.3° #56 LU · #1511 CH Solar potential47 GWh #22 LU · #361 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #35 LU · #392 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #39 LU · #1709 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Buttisholz6018 Grosswangen6022

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Buttisholz?: Buttisholz has 2 postal codes: 6018, 6022.
What is the tax rate in Buttisholz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Buttisholz is 190% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Buttisholz?: A single person without children pays about 13'053 CHF income tax in Buttisholz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 37 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Buttisholz have?: Buttisholz has 3'510 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Buttisholz?: Buttisholz has 457 foreign residents, a share of 13.02% (2025).

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