What is the postal code of Doppleschwand?

Doppleschwand has 2 postal codes: 6110, 6112.

What is the tax rate in Doppleschwand?

The municipal tax multiplier of Doppleschwand is 230% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Doppleschwand?

A single person without children pays about 14'402 CHF income tax in Doppleschwand on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Doppleschwand have?

Doppleschwand has 843 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Doppleschwand?

Doppleschwand has 58 foreign residents, a share of 6.88% (2025).

Doppleschwand (LU): Postal Codes 6110–6112, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

407 48.3%

Men

436 51.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

196 23.3%

Swiss citizens

785 93.1%

Foreign residents

58 6.9%

Population density

121 pop./km²

0–19 · 196 · 23.3%20–64 · 493 · 58.5%65+ · 154 · 18.3%

Foreign residents 6.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Doppleschwand

BFS

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

71.8% YesNo 28.2%

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

76.4% YesNo 23.6%

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

65.6% YesNo 34.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

28.8% YesNo 71.2%

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

7.0% YesNo 93.0%

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

51.1% YesNo 48.9%

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

45.1% YesNo 54.9%

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

66.0% YesNo 34.0%

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

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

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

95.2% YesNo 4.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.3% · strongest party

SVP43.3%

Mitte39.1%

FDP10.9%

SP2.1%

Übrige1.7%

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 78 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%)

DoppleschwandCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Doppleschwand	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 1991–20208.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'395 mm

8.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

969 m

Mean elevation

759 m

Relief

374 m

Mean slope

16.5°

Flat share

6.2%

South-facing

7.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 374 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

8.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

11.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'800

8 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

1.35 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

370

Built before 194626.2%

Built since 200132.4%

1.35 %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 114 min · Car 76 min

AgglomerationPT 55 min · Car 34 min

Remoteness 3/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitedoppleschwand.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities843 #75 LU · #1557 CH Families & children23.3% #12 LU · #260 CH Age structure18.3% #41 LU · #1584 CH Women share48.3% #65 LU · #1769 CH Foreign residents6.9% #77 LU · #1928 CH Population density121/km² #63 LU · #1359 CH Tax burden14'402 #73 LU · #905 CH Taxes230% #78 LU Warmest municipalities8.6 °C #59 LU · #1531 CH Sunniest municipalities41.8% #10 LU · #1164 CH Rainiest municipalities1'395 mm #14 LU · #360 CH Voter turnout63.6% #11 LU · #216 CH SVP strongholds43.3% #5 LU · #480 CH SP strongholds2.1% #74 LU · #2015 CH Centre strongholds39.1% #16 LU · #138 CH FDP strongholds10.9% #70 LU · #1276 CH GLP strongholds1.6% #69 LU · #1813 CH Green strongholds1.3% #76 LU · #1997 CH Largest by area7 km² #61 LU · #1254 CH Highest municipalities903 m #5 LU · #332 CH Remotest municipalities114 min #3 LU · #225 CH Best-connected municipalities114 min #76 LU · #1880 CH Highest peaks969 m #20 LU · #752 CH Highest-lying municipalities759 m #12 LU · #662 CH Greatest vertical range374 m #27 LU · #858 CH Steepest municipalities16.5° #11 LU · #513 CH Solar potential8 GWh #77 LU · #1689 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #10 LU · #367 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #14 LU · #1684 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Doppleschwand6112 Wolhusen6110

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Doppleschwand?: Doppleschwand has 2 postal codes: 6110, 6112.
What is the tax rate in Doppleschwand?: The municipal tax multiplier of Doppleschwand is 230% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Doppleschwand?: A single person without children pays about 14'402 CHF income tax in Doppleschwand on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 72 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Doppleschwand have?: Doppleschwand has 843 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Doppleschwand?: Doppleschwand has 58 foreign residents, a share of 6.88% (2025).

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