Switzerland · Canton LU · Wahlkreis Entlebuch
Escholzmatt-Marbach
3555–6197Residents
4'587
Area
106.4 km²
Population density
43 pop./km²
Elevation
858 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
2'044 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
200%
Postal codes
7
BFS no.
1010
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'253 49.1%
Men
2'334 50.9%
Children & youth (0–19)
916 20.0%
Swiss citizens
4'195 91.5%
Foreign residents
392 8.6%
Population density
43 pop./km²
0–19 · 916 · 20.0%20–64 · 2'579 · 56.2%65+ · 1'092 · 23.8%
Foreign residents 8.6%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +28 (+0.6%) · 36 births · 39 deaths · net migration +40
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 13.5% Yes
11.1% YesNo 88.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 44.5% Yes
46.7% YesNo 53.3%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 47.4% Yes
48.0% YesNo 52.0%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 71.3% Yes
70.9% YesNo 29.1%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 41.6% Yes
42.6% YesNo 57.4%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 40.8% Yes
45.1% YesNo 54.9%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 74.6% Yes
72.2% YesNo 27.8%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 51.7% Yes
53.9% YesNo 46.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 67.4% Yes
69.8% YesNo 30.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Entlebuch: 68.3% Yes
71.5% YesNo 28.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte50.3% · strongest party
Mitte50.3%
SVP35.1%
FDP7.6%
SP2.6%
Übrige1.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier200%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
200%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 44 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'390 CHF(13.4%)
Rank 44 of 79 in the canton · 658 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
100'000 CHF:13'390 CHF(~13.4%)
Escholzmatt-MarbachCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Escholzmatt-Marbach | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.9% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.3% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.2% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.2% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.6% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.4% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.1% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.6% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.1% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.7% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.3% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17.6% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.7% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.8% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.9% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.7% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.4% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'598 mm
7.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'044 m
Mean elevation
1'084 m
Relief
1'298 m
Mean slope
21.4°
Flat share
8.3%
South-facing
19.2%
Above 2000 m
0.1%
Relief 1'298 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
64.4 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
90 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
14'300
Per inhabitant
14'031 kWh/yr
64 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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff range H4
24.82–30.32 Rp./kWh
27.57 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators CKW AG · Elektrizitätsgenossenschaft Schangnau
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300509 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Lucerne363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Lucerne. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Lucerne (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
1.24 %
Second homes
15.7 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
2'425
Built before 194634.3%
Built since 200119.2%
1.24 %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 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
2'299
Workplaces
497
Services share
35.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 636 (27.7%) · Secondary 845 (36.8%) · Tertiary 818 (35.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
246
Organic share
15.4 %
Farmland
4'679 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities4'587 #26 LU · #482 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #36 LU · #1020 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #43 LU · #1086 CHJobs per resident0.5 #33 LU · #529 CHFamilies & children20% #69 LU · #1137 CHAge structure23.8% #5 LU · #540 CHWomen share49.1% #50 LU · #1466 CHForeign residents8.6% #69 LU · #1820 CHPopulation density43/km² #76 LU · #1818 CHTax burden13'390 #45 LU · #661 CHTaxes200% #44 LUWarmest municipalities7.3 °C #75 LU · #1814 CHSunniest municipalities42.7% #2 LU · #1034 CHRainiest municipalities1'598 mm #6 LU · #179 CHVoter turnout60.7% #29 LU · #527 CHAgainst Switzerland32.4% #2 LU · #31 CHAligned with Switzerland67.6% #70 LU · #1426 CHSVP strongholds35.1% #20 LU · #959 CHSP strongholds2.6% #72 LU · #2012 CHCentre strongholds50.3% #4 LU · #78 CHFDP strongholds7.6% #77 LU · #1642 CHGLP strongholds0.7% #78 LU · #1963 CHGreen strongholds1.5% #73 LU · #1994 CHLargest by area106.4 km² #2 LU · #62 CHHighest municipalities858 m #7 LU · #362 CHSecond homes15.7% #6 LU · #527 CHOrganic farming15.4% #24 LU · #857 CHBest-connected municipalities70 min #7 LU · #1075 CHRemotest municipalities70 min #72 LU · #1024 CHHighest peaks2'044 m #3 LU · #348 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'084 m #4 LU · #364 CHGreatest vertical range1'298 m #5 LU · #390 CHSteepest municipalities21.4° #3 LU · #363 CHSolar potential64 GWh #15 LU · #204 CHSolar potential per capita14'031 kWh #17 LU · #528 CHCheapest electricity27.57 Rp./kWh #76 LU · #1181 CHMost expensive electricity27.57 Rp./kWh #4 LU · #926 CH
Postal codes (7)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 7Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Escholzmatt-Marbach?
- Escholzmatt-Marbach has 7 postal codes: 3555, 6170, 6173, 6182, 6192, 6196, 6197.
- What is the tax rate in Escholzmatt-Marbach?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Escholzmatt-Marbach is 200% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Escholzmatt-Marbach?
- A single person without children pays about 13'390 CHF income tax in Escholzmatt-Marbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 44 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Escholzmatt-Marbach have?
- Escholzmatt-Marbach has 4'587 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Escholzmatt-Marbach?
- Escholzmatt-Marbach has 392 foreign residents, a share of 8.55% (2025).
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