What is the postal code of Meggen?

Meggen has 2 postal codes: 6006, 6045.

What is the tax rate in Meggen?

The municipal tax multiplier of Meggen is 90% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Meggen?

A single person without children pays about 9'679 CHF income tax in Meggen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Meggen have?

Meggen has 7'718 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Meggen?

Meggen has 1'457 foreign residents, a share of 18.88% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Meggen

6006–6045

LU CANTON6006 6045

Residents

7'718

Area

13.9 km²

Population density

554 pop./km²

Elevation

479 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

90%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

3'989 51.7%

Men

3'729 48.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'332 17.3%

Swiss citizens

6'261 81.1%

Foreign residents

1'457 18.9%

Population density

554 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'332 · 17.3%20–64 · 4'149 · 53.8%65+ · 2'237 · 29.0%

Foreign residents 18.9%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Meggen

BFS

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

65.9% YesNo 34.1%

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

44.0% YesNo 56.0%

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

77.6% YesNo 22.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

57.5% YesNo 42.5%

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

18.8% YesNo 81.2%

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

37.0% YesNo 63.0%

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

28.9% YesNo 71.1%

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

78.2% YesNo 21.8%

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

36.5% YesNo 63.5%

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

85.1% YesNo 14.9%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP28.8% · strongest party

FDP28.8%

SVP25.2%

Mitte19.6%

SP9.3%

GLP9.0%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier90%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

90%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 1 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

9'679 CHF(9.7%)

Rank 1 of 79 in the canton · 49 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:9'679 CHF(~9.7%)

MeggenCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Meggen	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	4.2%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	5.8%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	7.2%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	8%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	8.6%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	9%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	9.7%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	10.3%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	10.7%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	11.2%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	11.7%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	12.1%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	13.3%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	14.3%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	15.3%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	16.2%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	17%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	17.6%	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 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'259 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

652 m

Mean elevation

485 m

Relief

218 m

Mean slope

4.5°

Flat share

61.3%

South-facing

19.2%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 218 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

40.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

56.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

9'100

41 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

25.35 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.25 Rp./kWh

25.35 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

Dwellings

3'844

Built before 19469.5%

Built since 200134.3%

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 90 min · Car 53 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 15 min

Remoteness 35/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemeggen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities7'718 #11 LU · #253 CH Families & children17.3% #75 LU · #1777 CH Age structure29% #1 LU · #136 CH Women share51.7% #1 LU · #191 CH Foreign residents18.9% #28 LU · #955 CH Population density554/km² #15 LU · #467 CH Tax burden9'679 #1 LU · #49 CH Taxes90% #1 LU Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #20 LU · #869 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #62 LU · #1603 CH Rainiest municipalities1'259 mm #21 LU · #559 CH Voter turnout67.7% #2 LU · #85 CH Against Switzerland14% #40 LU · #985 CH Aligned with Switzerland86% #27 LU · #441 CH SVP strongholds25.2% #64 LU · #1547 CH SP strongholds9.3% #25 LU · #1582 CH Centre strongholds19.6% #78 LU · #547 CH FDP strongholds28.8% #4 LU · #112 CH GLP strongholds9% #8 LU · #430 CH Green strongholds5.9% #20 LU · #1339 CH Largest by area13.9 km² #36 LU · #703 CH Highest municipalities479 m #68 LU · #1322 CH Remotest municipalities90 min #35 LU · #544 CH Best-connected municipalities90 min #45 LU · #1560 CH Highest peaks652 m #67 LU · #1354 CH Highest-lying municipalities485 m #74 LU · #1506 CH Greatest vertical range218 m #56 LU · #1277 CH Steepest municipalities4.5° #64 LU · #1660 CH Solar potential41 GWh #27 LU · #448 CH Cheapest electricity25.35 Rp./kWh #9 LU · #366 CH Most expensive electricity25.35 Rp./kWh #71 LU · #1741 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Luzern6003 6004 6005 6006 6014 6015 Meggen6045

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Meggen?: Meggen has 2 postal codes: 6006, 6045.
What is the tax rate in Meggen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Meggen is 90% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Meggen?: A single person without children pays about 9'679 CHF income tax in Meggen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 1 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Meggen have?: Meggen has 7'718 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Meggen?: Meggen has 1'457 foreign residents, a share of 18.88% (2025).

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