What is the postal code of Mauensee?

Mauensee has 4 postal codes: 6210, 6212, 6216, 6242.

What is the tax rate in Mauensee?

The municipal tax multiplier of Mauensee is 210% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Mauensee?

A single person without children pays about 13'727 CHF income tax in Mauensee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Mauensee have?

Mauensee has 1'533 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Mauensee?

Mauensee has 150 foreign residents, a share of 9.78% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU · Wahlkreis Sursee

Mauensee

6210–6242

LU CANTON6210 6212 6216 6242

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

744 48.5%

Men

789 51.5%

Children & youth (0–19)

303 19.8%

Swiss citizens

1'383 90.2%

Foreign residents

150 9.8%

Population density

212 pop./km²

0–19 · 303 · 19.8%20–64 · 954 · 62.2%65+ · 276 · 18.0%

Foreign residents 9.8%0%64.0%

Population change 2025: +23 (+1.5%) · 14 births · 8 deaths · net migration +18

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

Vote results for Mauensee

BFS

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 Sursee: 22.1% Yes

29.6% YesNo 70.4%

27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 28.7% Yes

26.5% YesNo 73.5%

27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 63.6% Yes

63.5% YesNo 36.5%

27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 67.1% Yes

60.4% YesNo 39.7%

27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 54.1% Yes

56.3% YesNo 43.8%

27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 41.8% Yes

42.5% YesNo 57.5%

27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 74.4% Yes

72.5% YesNo 27.5%

27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 53.6% Yes

54.3% YesNo 45.7%

14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 59.7% Yes

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 52.5% Yes

47.1% YesNo 52.9%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte30.0% · strongest party

Mitte30.0%

SVP22.7%

FDP15.0%

SP13.7%

GRÜNE8.2%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier210%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

210%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 55 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'727 CHF(13.7%)

Rank 53 of 79 in the canton · 766 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:13'727 CHF(~13.7%)

MauenseeCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Mauensee	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	6%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.5%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.4%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	11.5%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	12.3%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.9%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.7%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	15%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	15.5%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	16.1%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	16.6%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	18%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	20.2%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	21.3%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.2%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.9%	17.6–24.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'095 mm

9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

684 m

Mean elevation

535 m

Relief

185 m

Mean slope

4.8°

Flat share

66.4%

South-facing

13.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 185 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

15.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

19.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'400

Per inhabitant

9'863 kWh/yr

15 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 · 2027

Tariff H4

24.67 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.5 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.55 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.15 Rp./kWh

24.67 Rp./kWh10.5645.88

Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 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.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026

Health-insurance premiums

BAG · 2024

Premium regionRegion 3

Standard model, deductible 300509 CHF/mo

Ø premium in canton Lucerne363 CHF/mo

Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Compare health insurers in Mauensee →Canton Lucerne →Premiums explained →

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 · ARE

Vacancy rate

1.32 %

Second homes

6.6 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

684

Built before 194613.9%

Built since 200147.1%

1.32 %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 · 2024

Jobs

283

Workplaces

Services share

55.5 %

Jobs by sector: Primary 47 (16.6%) · Secondary 79 (27.9%) · Tertiary 157 (55.5%)

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025

Farms

Organic share

4.3 %

Farmland

335 ha

Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 77 min · Car 59 min

AgglomerationPT 12 min · Car 6 min

Remoteness 60/79 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

BFS municipality number1091

Websitemauensee.ch ↗

DistrictWahlkreis Sursee

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Where Mauensee ranks

Largest municipalities1'533 #63 LU · #1155 CH Growing municipalities1.5% #20 LU · #526 CH Shrinking municipalities1.5% #60 LU · #1580 CH Jobs per resident0.18 #78 LU · #1853 CH Families & children19.8% #70 LU · #1219 CH Age structure18% #46 LU · #1641 CH Women share48.5% #60 LU · #1700 CH Foreign residents9.8% #62 LU · #1715 CH Population density212/km² #42 LU · #993 CH Tax burden13'727 #55 LU · #768 CH Taxes210% #55 LU Warmest municipalities9.5 °C #27 LU · #958 CH Sunniest municipalities40.7% #51 LU · #1524 CH Rainiest municipalities1'095 mm #68 LU · #1136 CH Voter turnout60.1% #31 LU · #578 CH Against Switzerland9.8% #61 LU · #1219 CH Aligned with Switzerland90.2% #14 LU · #230 CH SVP strongholds22.7% #72 LU · #1670 CH SP strongholds13.7% #8 LU · #1081 CH Centre strongholds30% #46 LU · #233 CH FDP strongholds15% #44 LU · #818 CH GLP strongholds6.8% #18 LU · #791 CH Green strongholds8.2% #10 LU · #843 CH Largest by area7.2 km² #59 LU · #1222 CH Highest municipalities522 m #48 LU · #1110 CH Second homes6.6% #63 LU · #1900 CH Organic farming4.3% #72 LU · #1547 CH Best-connected municipalities77 min #19 LU · #1277 CH Remotest municipalities77 min #60 LU · #822 CH Highest peaks684 m #64 LU · #1258 CH Highest-lying municipalities535 m #61 LU · #1279 CH Greatest vertical range185 m #65 LU · #1430 CH Steepest municipalities4.8° #63 LU · #1609 CH Solar potential15 GWh #67 LU · #1237 CH Solar potential per capita9'863 kWh #45 LU · #1090 CH Cheapest electricity24.67 Rp./kWh #26 LU · #364 CH Most expensive electricity24.67 Rp./kWh #47 LU · #1736 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 4

Kaltbach6212 Mauensee6216 Sursee6210 Wauwil6242

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Mauensee?: Mauensee has 4 postal codes: 6210, 6212, 6216, 6242.
What is the tax rate in Mauensee?: The municipal tax multiplier of Mauensee is 210% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Mauensee?: A single person without children pays about 13'727 CHF income tax in Mauensee on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Mauensee have?: Mauensee has 1'533 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Mauensee?: Mauensee has 150 foreign residents, a share of 9.78% (2025).

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