What is the postal code of Luthern?

Luthern has 4 postal codes: 4952, 6153, 6154, 6156.

What is the tax rate in Luthern?

The municipal tax multiplier of Luthern is 240% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Luthern?

A single person without children pays about 14'739 CHF income tax in Luthern on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 79 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Luthern have?

Luthern has 1'252 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Luthern?

Luthern has 89 foreign residents, a share of 7.11% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Luthern

4952–6156

LU CANTON4952 6153 6154 6156

Residents

1'252

Area

37.8 km²

Population density

33 pop./km²

Elevation

944 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'370 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

240%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

600 47.9%

Men

652 52.1%

Children & youth (0–19)

259 20.7%

Swiss citizens

1'163 92.9%

Foreign residents

89 7.1%

Population density

33 pop./km²

0–19 · 259 · 20.7%20–64 · 734 · 58.6%65+ · 259 · 20.7%

Foreign residents 7.1%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Luthern

BFS

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

63.4% YesNo 36.6%

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

80.8% YesNo 19.3%

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

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

26.0% YesNo 74.0%

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

8.1% YesNo 91.9%

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

49.0% YesNo 51.0%

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

52.3% YesNo 47.7%

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

64.3% YesNo 35.7%

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

60.4% YesNo 39.6%

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

87.8% YesNo 12.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte51.7% · strongest party

Mitte51.7%

SVP35.1%

FDP5.6%

Übrige3.5%

SP1.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier240%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

240%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 79 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

14'739 CHF(14.7%)

Rank 79 of 79 in the canton · 975 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:14'739 CHF(~14.7%)

LuthernCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Luthern	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	6.5%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	9.2%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	11.3%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	12.4%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	13.3%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	13.9%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	14.7%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	15.4%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	16%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	16.6%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	17.2%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	17.7%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	19.1%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	20.3%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	21.5%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	22.6%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.5%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.2%	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 1991–20207.7 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'457 mm

7.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'370 m

Mean elevation

901 m

Relief

714 m

Mean slope

18.9°

Flat share

7.3%

South-facing

11.9%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 714 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

26.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

33.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

5'800

26 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

29.07 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.61 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.14 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.45 Rp./kWh

29.07 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.41 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator Elektra Luthern Genossenschaft

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

2.37 %

Avg. rooms

4.3

Dwellings

591

Built before 194638.4%

Built since 200114.9%

2.37 %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 70 min · Car 33 min

Remoteness 2/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteluthern.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'252 #67 LU · #1291 CH Families & children20.7% #59 LU · #907 CH Age structure20.7% #20 LU · #1094 CH Women share47.9% #75 LU · #1882 CH Foreign residents7.1% #76 LU · #1918 CH Population density33/km² #77 LU · #1883 CH Tax burden14'739 #79 LU · #975 CH Taxes240% #79 LU Warmest municipalities7.7 °C #73 LU · #1748 CH Sunniest municipalities41.5% #15 LU · #1219 CH Rainiest municipalities1'457 mm #10 LU · #284 CH Voter turnout50.3% #73 LU · #1672 CH Against Switzerland31.3% #4 LU · #47 CH Aligned with Switzerland68.7% #68 LU · #1410 CH SVP strongholds35.1% #21 LU · #957 CH SP strongholds1.6% #78 LU · #2028 CH Centre strongholds51.7% #1 LU · #70 CH FDP strongholds5.6% #79 LU · #1806 CH GLP strongholds1.2% #75 LU · #1897 CH Green strongholds1.1% #77 LU · #2002 CH Largest by area37.8 km² #10 LU · #238 CH Highest municipalities944 m #3 LU · #301 CH Remotest municipalities117 min #2 LU · #195 CH Best-connected municipalities117 min #78 LU · #1910 CH Highest peaks1'370 m #10 LU · #519 CH Highest-lying municipalities901 m #8 LU · #506 CH Greatest vertical range714 m #14 LU · #549 CH Steepest municipalities18.9° #7 LU · #422 CH Solar potential26 GWh #52 LU · #789 CH Cheapest electricity29.07 Rp./kWh #78 LU · #1280 CH Most expensive electricity29.07 Rp./kWh #2 LU · #827 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Eriswil4952 Hofstatt6154 Luthern6156 Luthern Bad6156 Ufhusen6153

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Hergiswil bei Willisau

LU · 7.6 km

Trachselwald

BE · 8.9 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Luthern?: Luthern has 4 postal codes: 4952, 6153, 6154, 6156.
What is the tax rate in Luthern?: The municipal tax multiplier of Luthern is 240% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Luthern?: A single person without children pays about 14'739 CHF income tax in Luthern on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 79 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Luthern have?: Luthern has 1'252 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Luthern?: Luthern has 89 foreign residents, a share of 7.11% (2025).

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