Switzerland · Canton LU · Wahlkreis Willisau
Hergiswil bei Willisau
6125–6156Residents
1'934
Area
31.3 km²
Population density
62 pop./km²
Elevation
650 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'362 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
200%
Postal codes
5
BFS no.
1132
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
933 48.2%
Men
1'001 51.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
430 22.2%
Swiss citizens
1'752 90.6%
Foreign residents
182 9.4%
Population density
62 pop./km²
0–19 · 430 · 22.2%20–64 · 1'090 · 56.4%65+ · 414 · 21.4%
Foreign residents 9.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −10 (−0.5%) · 9 births · 14 deaths · net migration −3
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
8.2% YesNo 91.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 34.6% Yes
44.5% YesNo 55.5%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 55.1% Yes
47.0% YesNo 53.0%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
58.4% YesNo 41.6%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 49.6% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 42.9% Yes
47.1% YesNo 52.9%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 70.6% Yes
66.6% YesNo 33.4%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 54.1% Yes
54.7% YesNo 45.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.0% Yes
63.5% YesNo 36.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
74.0% YesNo 26.0%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte51.1% · strongest party
Mitte51.1%
SVP34.7%
FDP7.6%
Übrige2.5%
SP1.8%
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 47 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%)
Hergiswil bei WillisauCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Hergiswil bei Willisau | 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 1991–20208.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'396 mm
8.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'362 m
Mean elevation
817 m
Relief
751 m
Mean slope
17.8°
Flat share
5.5%
South-facing
14.9%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 751 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
28.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
37.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
6'200
Per inhabitant
14'529 kWh/yr
28 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
29.83–31.1 Rp./kWh
30.47 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Elektra Hergiswil-Dorf Genossenschaft · Elektra Opfersei Genossenschaft
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
0.35 %
Second homes
11.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
850
Built before 194625.8%
Built since 200130.6%
0.35 %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
861
Workplaces
222
Services share
42.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 330 (38.3%) · Secondary 168 (19.5%) · Tertiary 363 (42.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
132
Organic share
10.6 %
Farmland
1'921 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 municipalities1'934 #53 LU · #988 CHGrowing municipalities-0.5% #66 LU · #1644 CHShrinking municipalities-0.5% #14 LU · #461 CHJobs per resident0.45 #43 LU · #662 CHFamilies & children22.2% #32 LU · #495 CHAge structure21.4% #15 LU · #967 CHWomen share48.2% #69 LU · #1807 CHForeign residents9.4% #66 LU · #1753 CHPopulation density62/km² #72 LU · #1696 CHTax burden13'390 #46 LU · #663 CHTaxes200% #47 LUWarmest municipalities8.3 °C #67 LU · #1635 CHSunniest municipalities41.4% #19 LU · #1246 CHRainiest municipalities1'396 mm #13 LU · #357 CHVoter turnout53.7% #68 LU · #1395 CHAgainst Switzerland28.4% #7 LU · #100 CHAligned with Switzerland71.6% #65 LU · #1351 CHSVP strongholds34.7% #23 LU · #986 CHSP strongholds1.8% #77 LU · #2028 CHCentre strongholds51.1% #2 LU · #72 CHFDP strongholds7.6% #78 LU · #1643 CHGLP strongholds0.9% #77 LU · #1944 CHGreen strongholds1.4% #75 LU · #2000 CHLargest by area31.3 km² #13 LU · #297 CHHighest municipalities650 m #20 LU · #692 CHSecond homes11.6% #17 LU · #964 CHOrganic farming10.6% #41 LU · #1178 CHBest-connected municipalities106 min #71 LU · #1798 CHRemotest municipalities106 min #10 LU · #307 CHHighest peaks1'362 m #12 LU · #522 CHHighest-lying municipalities817 m #10 LU · #602 CHGreatest vertical range751 m #13 LU · #527 CHSteepest municipalities17.8° #8 LU · #459 CHSolar potential28 GWh #47 LU · #728 CHSolar potential per capita14'529 kWh #14 LU · #468 CHCheapest electricity30.47 Rp./kWh #79 LU · #1837 CHMost expensive electricity30.47 Rp./kWh #1 LU · #270 CH
Postal codes (5)
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swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Hergiswil bei Willisau?
- Hergiswil bei Willisau has 5 postal codes: 6125, 6130, 6132, 6133, 6156.
- What is the tax rate in Hergiswil bei Willisau?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Hergiswil bei Willisau is 200% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Hergiswil bei Willisau?
- A single person without children pays about 13'390 CHF income tax in Hergiswil bei Willisau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 44 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Hergiswil bei Willisau have?
- Hergiswil bei Willisau has 1'934 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Hergiswil bei Willisau?
- Hergiswil bei Willisau has 182 foreign residents, a share of 9.41% (2025).
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