What is the postal code of Geuensee?

The postal code of Geuensee is 6232.

What is the tax rate in Geuensee?

The municipal tax multiplier of Geuensee is 205% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Geuensee?

A single person without children pays about 13'559 CHF income tax in Geuensee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Geuensee have?

Geuensee has 3'069 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Geuensee?

Geuensee has 731 foreign residents, a share of 23.82% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Geuensee

6232

LU CANTON6232

Residents

3'069

Area

6.5 km²

Population density

474 pop./km²

Elevation

607 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

853 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

205%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'522 49.6%

Men

1'547 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

715 23.3%

Swiss citizens

2'338 76.2%

Foreign residents

731 23.8%

Population density

474 pop./km²

0–19 · 715 · 23.3%20–64 · 1'838 · 59.9%65+ · 516 · 16.8%

Foreign residents 23.8%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Geuensee

BFS

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

60.7% YesNo 39.3%

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

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

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

62.9% YesNo 37.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.3% YesNo 47.7%

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

21.0% YesNo 79.0%

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

37.7% YesNo 62.3%

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

36.1% YesNo 63.9%

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

74.5% YesNo 25.5%

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

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

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

81.9% YesNo 18.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte28.3% · strongest party

Mitte28.3%

SVP26.7%

FDP16.0%

SP10.4%

GRÜNE9.4%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier205%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

205%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 49 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'559 CHF(13.6%)

Rank 49 of 79 in the canton · 713 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:13'559 CHF(~13.6%)

GeuenseeCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Geuensee	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	6%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.4%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.3%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	11.4%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	12.2%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.8%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.6%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	14.2%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.8%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	15.3%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	16.4%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	17.8%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.9%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	20%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	21.1%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.9%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.7%	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'136 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

853 m

Mean elevation

615 m

Relief

368 m

Mean slope

6.2°

Flat share

47.4%

South-facing

12.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 368 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

19.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

27 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'300

19 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

1.28 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'249

Built before 194610.0%

Built since 200137.4%

1.28 %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 56 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 44/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegeuensee.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'069 #38 LU · #715 CH Families & children23.3% #14 LU · #262 CH Age structure16.8% #62 LU · #1807 CH Women share49.6% #36 LU · #1191 CH Foreign residents23.8% #14 LU · #607 CH Population density474/km² #19 LU · #530 CH Tax burden13'559 #50 LU · #714 CH Taxes205% #49 LU Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #35 LU · #1042 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #45 LU · #1483 CH Rainiest municipalities1'136 mm #51 LU · #891 CH Voter turnout51.5% #70 LU · #1528 CH Against Switzerland10.2% #57 LU · #1191 CH Aligned with Switzerland89.8% #15 LU · #267 CH SVP strongholds26.7% #57 LU · #1470 CH SP strongholds10.4% #20 LU · #1473 CH Centre strongholds28.3% #54 LU · #267 CH FDP strongholds16% #41 LU · #732 CH GLP strongholds5.9% #26 LU · #989 CH Green strongholds9.4% #8 LU · #643 CH Largest by area6.5 km² #65 LU · #1332 CH Highest municipalities607 m #28 LU · #798 CH Remotest municipalities86 min #44 LU · #627 CH Best-connected municipalities86 min #36 LU · #1476 CH Highest peaks853 m #28 LU · #902 CH Highest-lying municipalities615 m #30 LU · #961 CH Greatest vertical range368 m #28 LU · #865 CH Steepest municipalities6.2° #51 LU · #1358 CH Solar potential19 GWh #58 LU · #1039 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #37 LU · #394 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #41 LU · #1711 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6232

Geuensee

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Geuensee6232

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Geuensee?: The postal code of Geuensee is 6232.
What is the tax rate in Geuensee?: The municipal tax multiplier of Geuensee is 205% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Geuensee?: A single person without children pays about 13'559 CHF income tax in Geuensee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Geuensee have?: Geuensee has 3'069 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Geuensee?: Geuensee has 731 foreign residents, a share of 23.82% (2025).

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