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Lauerz

6424
SZ CANTON6424
Residents
1'165
Area
9.2 km²
Population density
127 pop./km²
Elevation
699 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
1'650 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
175%
Postal codes
1

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
559 48.0%
Men
606 52.0%
Children & youth (0–19)
265 22.7%
Swiss citizens
991 85.1%
Foreign residents
174 14.9%
Population density
127 pop./km²
0–19 · 265 · 22.7%20–64 · 719 · 61.7%65+ · 181 · 15.5%
Foreign residents 14.9%0%64.0%
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP37.3% · strongest party
SVP37.3%
Übrige20.6%
FDP17.5%
Mitte15.5%
SP4.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026
Municipal tax multiplier175%
Cantonal tax multiplier110%
175%SZ range 64%195%
Tax rank 25 of 30 in canton Schwyz
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
8'115 CHF(8.1%)
Rank 25 of 30 in the canton · 36 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 7'665 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Freienbach 5'617 CHF · most expensive Illgau 8'565 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:8'115 CHF(~8.1%)
LauerzCanton range SchwyzSwitzerland median
Show data table
Gross incomeLauerzSchwyzSwitzerland median
40'0002.6%1.72.8%5.4%
50'0004.2%2.74.4%7.8%
60'0005.2%3.45.5%10.5%
70'0006%46.4%11.9%
80'0006.7%4.57.1%13.1%
90'0007.3%57.7%14.1%
100'0008.1%5.68.6%15.3%
110'0008.8%6.29.3%16.3%
120'0009.4%6.79.9%17.2%
130'0009.9%7.110.4%18.1%
140'00010.5%7.611%19%
150'00010.9%811.5%19.7%
175'00012.1%912.7%21.6%
200'00013.1%9.913.7%23.2%
225'00014%10.714.6%24.6%
250'00014.8%11.515.4%25.8%
275'00015.5%12.116.1%26.8%
300'00016.1%12.616.7%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)7.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'284 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
1'650 m
Mean elevation
783 m
Relief
1'203 m
Mean slope
18.6°
Flat share
16.9%
South-facing
1.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'203 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
6.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
9.7 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'500
7 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
26.27 Rp./kWh
Energy
10 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
10.73 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.54 Rp./kWh
26.27 Rp./kWh9.6443.61
Canton median 28.16 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh
Network operator ebs Energie 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
Vacancy rate
0.93 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
540
Built before 194616.1%
Built since 200131.7%
0.93 %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 74 min · Car 48 min
AgglomerationPT 11 min · Car 10 min
Remoteness 21/30 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Lauerz?
The postal code of Lauerz is 6424.
What is the tax rate in Lauerz?
The municipal tax multiplier of Lauerz is 175% (2026); canton SZ levies 110%.
How much tax do you pay in Lauerz?
A single person without children pays about 8'115 CHF income tax in Lauerz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 25 of 30 in canton SZ. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lauerz have?
Lauerz has 1'165 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lauerz?
Lauerz has 174 foreign residents, a share of 14.94% (2025).

Map

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