What is the postal code of Knutwil?

Knutwil has 2 postal codes: 6212, 6213.

What is the tax rate in Knutwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Knutwil is 225% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Knutwil?

A single person without children pays about 14'233 CHF income tax in Knutwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 71 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Knutwil have?

Knutwil has 2'499 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Knutwil?

Knutwil has 329 foreign residents, a share of 13.17% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Knutwil

6212–6213

LU CANTON6212 6213

Residents

2'499

Area

9.7 km²

Population density

257 pop./km²

Elevation

557 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

225%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'252 50.1%

Men

1'247 49.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

572 22.9%

Swiss citizens

2'170 86.8%

Foreign residents

329 13.2%

Population density

257 pop./km²

0–19 · 572 · 22.9%20–64 · 1'522 · 60.9%65+ · 405 · 16.2%

Foreign residents 13.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Knutwil

BFS

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

64.4% YesNo 35.6%

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

55.0% YesNo 45.0%

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

61.8% YesNo 38.2%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.0% YesNo 48.0%

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

19.1% YesNo 80.9%

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

33.3% YesNo 66.7%

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

75.4% YesNo 24.6%

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

40.7% YesNo 59.4%

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

83.1% YesNo 16.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte29.7% · strongest party

Mitte29.7%

SVP28.1%

FDP18.9%

SP7.8%

GRÜNE6.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier225%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

225%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 71 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'233 CHF(14.2%)

Rank 71 of 79 in the canton · 870 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:14'233 CHF(~14.2%)

KnutwilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Knutwil	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	6.3%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.9%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.8%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	12%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	12.8%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	13.4%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	14.2%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	14.9%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	15.5%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	16%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	16.6%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	17.2%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	18.5%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	19.7%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	20.9%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	21.9%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.8%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.5%	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 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'109 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

630 m

Mean elevation

533 m

Relief

146 m

Mean slope

4.2°

Flat share

68.2%

South-facing

6.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 146 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

27.7 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

36.1 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'200

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 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

0.44 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

1'127

Built before 194613.6%

Built since 200143.8%

0.44 %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 76 min · Car 59 min

AgglomerationPT 16 min · Car 7 min

Remoteness 63/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteknutwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'499 #46 LU · #843 CH Families & children22.9% #21 LU · #328 CH Age structure16.2% #69 LU · #1879 CH Women share50.1% #18 LU · #855 CH Foreign residents13.2% #51 LU · #1439 CH Population density257/km² #37 LU · #865 CH Tax burden14'233 #71 LU · #870 CH Taxes225% #71 LU Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #26 LU · #957 CH Sunniest municipalities40.8% #47 LU · #1485 CH Rainiest municipalities1'109 mm #61 LU · #1053 CH Voter turnout56.5% #50 LU · #865 CH Against Switzerland12% #51 LU · #1106 CH Aligned with Switzerland88% #21 LU · #330 CH SVP strongholds28.1% #49 LU · #1390 CH SP strongholds7.8% #32 LU · #1711 CH Centre strongholds29.7% #48 LU · #236 CH FDP strongholds18.9% #24 LU · #530 CH GLP strongholds5.7% #30 LU · #1027 CH Green strongholds6.6% #12 LU · #1181 CH Largest by area9.7 km² #51 LU · #983 CH Highest municipalities557 m #40 LU · #979 CH Remotest municipalities76 min #63 LU · #850 CH Best-connected municipalities76 min #17 LU · #1251 CH Highest peaks630 m #70 LU · #1421 CH Highest-lying municipalities533 m #62 LU · #1295 CH Greatest vertical range146 m #71 LU · #1609 CH Steepest municipalities4.2° #69 LU · #1711 CH Solar potential28 GWh #48 LU · #742 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #40 LU · #397 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #44 LU · #1714 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Knutwil6213 St. Erhard6212

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Knutwil?: Knutwil has 2 postal codes: 6212, 6213.
What is the tax rate in Knutwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Knutwil is 225% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Knutwil?: A single person without children pays about 14'233 CHF income tax in Knutwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 71 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Knutwil have?: Knutwil has 2'499 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Knutwil?: Knutwil has 329 foreign residents, a share of 13.17% (2025).

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