What is the postal code of Lungern?

The postal code of Lungern is 6078.

What is the tax rate in Lungern?

The municipal tax multiplier of Lungern is 525% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.

How much tax do you pay in Lungern?

A single person without children pays about 13'206 CHF income tax in Lungern on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Lungern have?

Lungern has 2'132 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Lungern?

Lungern has 258 foreign residents, a share of 12.1% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton OW

Lungern

6078

OW CANTON6078

Residents

2'132

Area

46.5 km²

Population density

46 pop./km²

Elevation

716 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

2'465 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

525%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'033 48.5%

Men

1'099 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

418 19.6%

Swiss citizens

1'874 87.9%

Foreign residents

258 12.1%

Population density

46 pop./km²

0–19 · 418 · 19.6%20–64 · 1'208 · 56.7%65+ · 506 · 23.7%

Foreign residents 12.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Lungern

BFS

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

62.1% YesNo 37.9%

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

62.4% YesNo 37.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

31.7% YesNo 68.3%

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

13.2% YesNo 86.8%

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

41.1% YesNo 58.9%

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

42.0% YesNo 58.0%

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

75.7% YesNo 24.3%

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

47.9% YesNo 52.1%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

9.1% YesNo 90.9%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine engagierte Schweiz (Service-citoyen-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 15.9% Yes

9.2% YesNo 90.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP53.8% · strongest party

SVP53.8%

FDP46.2%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier525%

Cantonal tax multiplier325%

525%OW range 386%525%

Tax rank 7 of 7 in canton Obwalden

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'206 CHF(13.2%)

Rank 7 of 7 in the canton · 580 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'462 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Sarnen 11'325 CHF · most expensive Lungern 13'206 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'206 CHF(~13.2%)

LungernCanton range ObwaldenSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Lungern	Obwalden	Switzerland median
40'000	8.4%	7.1–8.4%	5.4%
50'000	9.9%	8.3–9.9%	7.8%
60'000	11%	9.3–11%	10.5%
70'000	11.7%	9.9–11.7%	11.9%
80'000	12.2%	10.4–12.2%	13.1%
90'000	12.6%	10.7–12.6%	14.1%
100'000	13.2%	11.3–13.2%	15.3%
110'000	13.7%	11.8–13.7%	16.3%
120'000	14.2%	12.3–14.2%	17.2%
130'000	14.6%	12.6–14.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.1%	13.1–15.1%	19%
150'000	15.5%	13.5–15.5%	19.7%
175'000	16.5%	14.5–16.5%	21.6%
200'000	17.5%	15.4–17.5%	23.2%
225'000	18.3%	16.2–18.3%	24.6%
250'000	19.1%	17–19.1%	25.8%
275'000	19.7%	17.6–19.7%	26.8%
300'000	20.2%	18.1–20.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.5 °C

Territorial mean (incl. peaks)5.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'551 mm

8.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'465 m

Mean elevation

1'316 m

Relief

1'898 m

Mean slope

26.6°

Flat share

7.7%

South-facing

12.0%

Above 2000 m

3.3%

Relief 1'898 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

22.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

29.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'900

22 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

26.53 Rp./kWh

Energy

9.72 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.53 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.7 Rp./kWh

26.53 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 26.53 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektrizitätswerk Obwalden

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

1.55 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

1'480

Built before 194643.4%

Built since 200116.4%

1.55 %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 117 min · Car 74 min

AgglomerationPT 29 min · Car 17 min

Remoteness 2/7 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitelungern.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'132 #7 OW · #932 CH Families & children19.6% #5 OW · #1269 CH Age structure23.7% #3 OW · #554 CH Women share48.5% #6 OW · #1704 CH Foreign residents12.1% #7 OW · #1536 CH Population density46/km² #7 OW · #1805 CH Tax burden13'206 #7 OW · #580 CH Taxes525% #7 OW Warmest municipalities8.5 °C #3 OW · #1568 CH Sunniest municipalities44.6% #4 OW · #723 CH Rainiest municipalities1'551 mm #4 OW · #207 CH Voter turnout66.3% #1 OW · #113 CH Against Switzerland25% #3 OW · #245 CH Aligned with Switzerland75% #5 OW · #1192 CH SVP strongholds53.8% #5 OW · #144 CH FDP strongholds46.2% #4 OW · #8 CH Largest by area46.5 km² #7 OW · #192 CH Highest municipalities716 m #7 OW · #568 CH Remotest municipalities117 min #2 OW · #197 CH Best-connected municipalities117 min #6 OW · #1912 CH Highest peaks2'465 m #3 OW · #247 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'316 m #3 OW · #263 CH Greatest vertical range1'898 m #3 OW · #233 CH Steepest municipalities26.6° #2 OW · #206 CH Solar potential22 GWh #7 OW · #940 CH Cheapest electricity26.53 Rp./kWh #5 OW · #535 CH Most expensive electricity26.53 Rp./kWh #5 OW · #1574 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6078

Lungern

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Bürglen OW6078 Lungern6078

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Hofstetten bei Brienz

BE · 7 km

Schwanden bei Brienz

BE · 8.3 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Lungern?: The postal code of Lungern is 6078.
What is the tax rate in Lungern?: The municipal tax multiplier of Lungern is 525% (2026); canton OW levies 325%.
How much tax do you pay in Lungern?: A single person without children pays about 13'206 CHF income tax in Lungern on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 7 of 7 in canton OW. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Lungern have?: Lungern has 2'132 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Lungern?: Lungern has 258 foreign residents, a share of 12.1% (2025).

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