What is the postal code of Ermensee?

The postal code of Ermensee is 6294.

What is the tax rate in Ermensee?

The municipal tax multiplier of Ermensee is 185% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Ermensee?

A single person without children pays about 12'884 CHF income tax in Ermensee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Ermensee have?

Ermensee has 1'087 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Ermensee?

Ermensee has 180 foreign residents, a share of 16.56% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Ermensee

6294

LU CANTON6294

Residents

1'087

Area

5.7 km²

Population density

191 pop./km²

Elevation

462 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

714 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

185%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

495 45.5%

Men

592 54.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

238 21.9%

Swiss citizens

907 83.4%

Foreign residents

180 16.6%

Population density

191 pop./km²

0–19 · 238 · 21.9%20–64 · 652 · 60.0%65+ · 197 · 18.1%

Foreign residents 16.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Ermensee

BFS

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

59.9% YesNo 40.2%

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

59.6% YesNo 40.4%

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

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

42.0% YesNo 58.0%

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

16.5% YesNo 83.5%

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

46.4% YesNo 53.6%

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

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

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

73.7% YesNo 26.3%

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

49.1% YesNo 50.9%

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

76.7% YesNo 23.3%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP36.9% · strongest party

SVP36.9%

Mitte31.4%

FDP12.1%

SP7.3%

GLP4.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier185%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

185%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 34 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'884 CHF(12.9%)

Rank 26 of 79 in the canton · 488 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:12'884 CHF(~12.9%)

ErmenseeCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Ermensee	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.7%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.8%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.8%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.6%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.1%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	12.9%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	13.5%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.1%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	14.6%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.2%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	15.7%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	17%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.1%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	19.2%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	20.2%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.1%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	21.8%	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 1991–20209.9 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'104 mm

9.9 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

714 m

Mean elevation

519 m

Relief

260 m

Mean slope

6.4°

Flat share

49.6%

South-facing

0.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 260 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

13.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'000

14 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

0.43 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

468

Built before 194625.4%

Built since 200138.7%

0.43 %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 59 min

AgglomerationPT 26 min · Car 14 min

Remoteness 43/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteermensee.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'087 #69 LU · #1407 CH Families & children21.9% #35 LU · #561 CH Age structure18.1% #44 LU · #1623 CH Women share45.5% #79 LU · #2066 CH Foreign residents16.6% #36 LU · #1162 CH Population density191/km² #49 LU · #1057 CH Tax burden12'884 #30 LU · #492 CH Taxes185% #34 LU Warmest municipalities9.9 °C #10 LU · #596 CH Sunniest municipalities41.4% #17 LU · #1244 CH Rainiest municipalities1'104 mm #63 LU · #1075 CH Voter turnout64.9% #8 LU · #164 CH Against Switzerland21.2% #17 LU · #447 CH Aligned with Switzerland78.8% #54 LU · #1008 CH SVP strongholds36.9% #12 LU · #845 CH SP strongholds7.3% #38 LU · #1748 CH Centre strongholds31.4% #41 LU · #214 CH FDP strongholds12.1% #60 LU · #1139 CH GLP strongholds4.3% #49 LU · #1341 CH Green strongholds4.2% #43 LU · #1693 CH Largest by area5.7 km² #70 LU · #1440 CH Highest municipalities462 m #70 LU · #1440 CH Remotest municipalities86 min #43 LU · #626 CH Best-connected municipalities86 min #35 LU · #1475 CH Highest peaks714 m #57 LU · #1171 CH Highest-lying municipalities519 m #65 LU · #1349 CH Greatest vertical range260 m #41 LU · #1113 CH Steepest municipalities6.4° #47 LU · #1332 CH Solar potential14 GWh #70 LU · #1307 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #19 LU · #376 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #23 LU · #1693 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6294

Ermensee

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Ermensee6294

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Ermensee?: The postal code of Ermensee is 6294.
What is the tax rate in Ermensee?: The municipal tax multiplier of Ermensee is 185% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Ermensee?: A single person without children pays about 12'884 CHF income tax in Ermensee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Ermensee have?: Ermensee has 1'087 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Ermensee?: Ermensee has 180 foreign residents, a share of 16.56% (2025).

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