Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
356 46.8%
Men
404 53.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
154 20.3%
Swiss citizens
628 82.6%
Foreign residents
132 17.4%
Population density
94 pop./km²
0–19 · 154 · 20.3%20–64 · 472 · 62.1%65+ · 134 · 17.6%
Foreign residents 17.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +36 (+5%) · 5 births · 3 deaths · net migration +32
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 Willisau: 17.6% Yes
14.0% YesNo 86.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 34.6% Yes
54.8% YesNo 45.3%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 55.1% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
59.3% YesNo 40.7%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 49.6% Yes
45.8% YesNo 54.3%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 42.9% Yes
50.7% YesNo 49.3%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 70.6% Yes
66.7% YesNo 33.3%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 54.1% Yes
60.1% YesNo 39.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.0% Yes
64.1% YesNo 35.9%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
81.0% YesNo 19.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP43.9% · strongest party
SVP43.9%
Mitte35.4%
FDP10.0%
Übrige3.9%
GRÜNE2.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier210%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
210%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 60 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'727 CHF(13.7%)
Rank 53 of 79 in the canton · 766 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:13'727 CHF(~13.7%)
FischbachCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Fischbach | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8.5% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 10.4% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 11.5% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 12.3% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.9% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.7% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.4% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 15% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.5% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.1% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.6% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.1% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.2% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.3% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.2% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 22.9% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'206 mm
8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
765 m
Mean elevation
693 m
Relief
172 m
Mean slope
9.9°
Flat share
22.4%
South-facing
20.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 172 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
12.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
15.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'700
Per inhabitant
16'039 kWh/yr
12 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 H4
24.62 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.1 Rp./kWh
24.62 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.
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
1.82 %
Second homes
7.4 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
329
Built before 194620.4%
Built since 200128.3%
1.82 %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
220
Workplaces
66
Services share
34.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 108 (49.1%) · Secondary 37 (16.8%) · Tertiary 75 (34.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
36
Organic share
5.6 %
Farmland
665 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 municipalities760 #77 LU · #1606 CHGrowing municipalities5% #2 LU · #51 CHShrinking municipalities5% #78 LU · #2057 CHJobs per resident0.29 #71 LU · #1323 CHFamilies & children20.3% #64 LU · #1028 CHAge structure17.6% #52 LU · #1695 CHWomen share46.8% #78 LU · #2020 CHForeign residents17.4% #32 LU · #1094 CHPopulation density94/km² #68 LU · #1510 CHTax burden13'727 #54 LU · #767 CHTaxes210% #60 LUWarmest municipalities8.3 °C #66 LU · #1634 CHSunniest municipalities41.7% #11 LU · #1175 CHRainiest municipalities1'206 mm #31 LU · #681 CHVoter turnout55.3% #62 LU · #1173 CHSVP strongholds43.9% #4 LU · #454 CHSP strongholds2.4% #73 LU · #2016 CHCentre strongholds35.4% #27 LU · #172 CHFDP strongholds10% #73 LU · #1390 CHGLP strongholds1.3% #72 LU · #1888 CHGreen strongholds2.5% #67 LU · #1920 CHLargest by area8.1 km² #57 LU · #1131 CHHighest municipalities637 m #25 LU · #726 CHSecond homes7.4% #49 LU · #1740 CHOrganic farming5.6% #68 LU · #1503 CHBest-connected municipalities103 min #64 LU · #1743 CHRemotest municipalities103 min #16 LU · #353 CHHighest peaks765 m #39 LU · #1048 CHHighest-lying municipalities693 m #22 LU · #775 CHGreatest vertical range172 m #67 LU · #1480 CHSteepest municipalities9.9° #32 LU · #932 CHSolar potential12 GWh #71 LU · #1403 CHSolar potential per capita16'039 kWh #12 LU · #357 CHCheapest electricity24.62 Rp./kWh #19 LU · #346 CHMost expensive electricity24.62 Rp./kWh #68 LU · #1768 CH
Postal codes (3)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 3Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Fischbach?
- Fischbach has 3 postal codes: 6145, 6152, 6153.
- What is the tax rate in Fischbach?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Fischbach is 210% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Fischbach?
- A single person without children pays about 13'727 CHF income tax in Fischbach on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Fischbach have?
- Fischbach has 760 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Fischbach?
- Fischbach has 132 foreign residents, a share of 17.37% (2025).
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