What is the postal code of Grosswangen?

The postal code of Grosswangen is 6022.

What is the tax rate in Grosswangen?

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

How much tax do you pay in Grosswangen?

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

How many residents does Grosswangen have?

Grosswangen has 3'492 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Grosswangen?

Grosswangen has 498 foreign residents, a share of 14.26% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Grosswangen

6022

LU CANTON6022

Residents

3'492

Area

19.7 km²

Population density

177 pop./km²

Elevation

585 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

185%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'713 49.1%

Men

1'779 50.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

822 23.5%

Swiss citizens

2'994 85.7%

Foreign residents

498 14.3%

Population density

177 pop./km²

0–19 · 822 · 23.5%20–64 · 2'073 · 59.4%65+ · 597 · 17.1%

Foreign residents 14.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Grosswangen

BFS

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

64.0% YesNo 36.0%

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

63.2% YesNo 36.8%

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

59.8% YesNo 40.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

39.4% YesNo 60.6%

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

11.2% YesNo 88.8%

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

41.7% YesNo 58.3%

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

40.8% YesNo 59.2%

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

71.8% YesNo 28.3%

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

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

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

86.0% YesNo 14.0%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte36.1% · strongest party

Mitte36.1%

SVP31.7%

FDP20.4%

SP3.7%

GRÜNE3.0%

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 32 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%)

GrosswangenCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Grosswangen	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 1991–20209.4 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'082 mm

9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

747 m

Mean elevation

593 m

Relief

224 m

Mean slope

6°

Flat share

51.7%

South-facing

16.5%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 224 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

46.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

60.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

10'200

46 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

0.2 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'525

Built before 194624.1%

Built since 200131.5%

0.2 %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 92 min · Car 67 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 32/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitegrosswangen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'492 #33 LU · #632 CH Families & children23.5% #9 LU · #226 CH Age structure17.1% #58 LU · #1755 CH Women share49.1% #51 LU · #1467 CH Foreign residents14.3% #44 LU · #1344 CH Population density177/km² #51 LU · #1097 CH Tax burden12'884 #32 LU · #494 CH Taxes185% #32 LU Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #36 LU · #1043 CH Sunniest municipalities41.1% #31 LU · #1360 CH Rainiest municipalities1'082 mm #71 LU · #1206 CH Voter turnout56.3% #52 LU · #895 CH Against Switzerland21% #19 LU · #459 CH Aligned with Switzerland79% #51 LU · #950 CH SVP strongholds31.7% #34 LU · #1164 CH SP strongholds3.7% #70 LU · #1986 CH Centre strongholds36.1% #24 LU · #164 CH FDP strongholds20.4% #13 LU · #422 CH GLP strongholds2.9% #63 LU · #1598 CH Green strongholds3% #61 LU · #1864 CH Largest by area19.7 km² #26 LU · #489 CH Highest municipalities585 m #34 LU · #873 CH Remotest municipalities92 min #32 LU · #510 CH Best-connected municipalities92 min #49 LU · #1592 CH Highest peaks747 m #44 LU · #1087 CH Highest-lying municipalities593 m #36 LU · #1034 CH Greatest vertical range224 m #54 LU · #1254 CH Steepest municipalities6° #53 LU · #1393 CH Solar potential46 GWh #24 LU · #378 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #38 LU · #395 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #42 LU · #1712 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6022

Grosswangen

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Grosswangen6022

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Grosswangen?: The postal code of Grosswangen is 6022.
What is the tax rate in Grosswangen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Grosswangen is 185% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Grosswangen?: A single person without children pays about 12'884 CHF income tax in Grosswangen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Grosswangen have?: Grosswangen has 3'492 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Grosswangen?: Grosswangen has 498 foreign residents, a share of 14.26% (2025).

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