Switzerland · Canton NW
Ennetbürgen
6363–6374Residents
5'361
Area
17.7 km²
Population density
303 pop./km²
Elevation
435 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'125 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
150%
Postal codes
3
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'624 48.9%
Men
2'737 51.1%
Children & youth (0–19)
931 17.4%
Swiss citizens
4'316 80.5%
Foreign residents
1'045 19.5%
Population density
303 pop./km²
0–19 · 931 · 17.4%20–64 · 3'036 · 56.6%65+ · 1'394 · 26.0%
Foreign residents 19.5%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
66.8% YesNo 33.2%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
55.7% YesNo 44.4%
14.06.2026Gegenvorschlag Referendumskomitee - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Rejected · 41.0% Yes
38.9% YesNo 61.1%
14.06.2026Vorlage des Landrates - Teilrevision des Gesetzes über die Steuern des Kantons und der Gemeinden (Steuergesetz, StG)Cantonal NW● Accepted · 69.5% Yes
70.4% YesNo 29.6%
14.06.2026Bewilligung eines Objektkredits für den Ersatzneubau einer Dreifachsporthalle für die kantonale MittelschuleCantonal NW● Accepted · 72.8% Yes
75.0% YesNo 25.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
15.0% YesNo 85.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
41.1% YesNo 58.9%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
34.1% YesNo 65.9%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte43.0% · strongest party
Mitte43.0%
SVP40.4%
FDP16.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier150%
Cantonal tax multiplier261%
150%NW range 120%250%
Tax rank 2 of 11 in canton NidwaldenTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
9'684 CHF(9.7%)
Rank 2 of 11 in the canton · 50 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 10'591 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Hergiswil 9'105 CHF · most expensive Wolfenschiessen 11'614 CHF
100'000 CHF:9'684 CHF(~9.7%)
EnnetbürgenCanton range NidwaldenSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Ennetbürgen | Nidwalden | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.9% | 4.6–6% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.1% | 5.7–7.4% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 7.1% | 6.6–8.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 7.9% | 7.4–9.6% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 8.5% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 9% | 8.4–10.8% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 9.7% | 9.1–11.6% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 10.3% | 9.7–12.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 10.8% | 10.2–12.9% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 11.3% | 10.7–13.4% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 11.8% | 11.2–14% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 12.3% | 11.7–14.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 13.5% | 12.8–15.8% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 14.6% | 13.9–16.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 15.3% | 14.6–17.7% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 16% | 15.3–18.4% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 16.6% | 15.9–19% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 17.1% | 16.4–19.5% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'291 mm
7.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'125 m
Mean elevation
555 m
Relief
691 m
Mean slope
10.8°
Flat share
54.7%
South-facing
33.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 691 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
28.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
40.4 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'300
29 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 · 2026Tariff H4
22.06 Rp./kWh
Energy
6.8 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.5 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
22.06 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 22.06 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator Kantonales Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden (EWN)
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
BFSVacancy rate
0.57 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
2'615
Built before 19466.2%
Built since 200135.7%
0.57 %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 · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Websiteennetbuergen.ch ↗
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026
Rankings
28Largest municipalities5'361 #4 NW · #398 CHFamilies & children17.4% #8 NW · #1760 CHAge structure26% #2 NW · #301 CHWomen share48.9% #5 NW · #1556 CHForeign residents19.5% #4 NW · #906 CHPopulation density303/km² #4 NW · #775 CHTax burden9'684 #2 NW · #50 CHTaxes150% #2 NWWarmest municipalities7.5 °C #9 NW · #1784 CHSunniest municipalities42.1% #10 NW · #1110 CHRainiest municipalities1'291 mm #6 NW · #507 CHVoter turnout53.8% #11 NW · #1243 CHAgainst Switzerland20% #7 NW · #532 CHAligned with Switzerland80% #5 NW · #888 CHSVP strongholds40.4% #7 NW · #641 CHCentre strongholds43% #7 NW · #109 CHFDP strongholds16.6% #6 NW · #686 CHLargest by area17.7 km² #4 NW · #540 CHHighest municipalities435 m #11 NW · #1660 CHRemotest municipalities110 min #5 NW · #264 CHBest-connected municipalities110 min #8 NW · #1842 CHHighest peaks1'125 m #10 NW · #651 CHHighest-lying municipalities555 m #10 NW · #1188 CHGreatest vertical range691 m #10 NW · #562 CHSteepest municipalities10.8° #11 NW · #864 CHSolar potential29 GWh #3 NW · #716 CHCheapest electricity22.06 Rp./kWh #4 NW · #36 CHMost expensive electricity22.06 Rp./kWh #5 NW · #2068 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Ennetbürgen?
- Ennetbürgen has 3 postal codes: 6363, 6373, 6374.
- What is the tax rate in Ennetbürgen?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Ennetbürgen is 150% (2026); canton NW levies 261%.
- How much tax do you pay in Ennetbürgen?
- A single person without children pays about 9'684 CHF income tax in Ennetbürgen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 2 of 11 in canton NW. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Ennetbürgen have?
- Ennetbürgen has 5'361 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Ennetbürgen?
- Ennetbürgen has 1'045 foreign residents, a share of 19.49% (2025).
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