What is the postal code of Meierskappel?

The postal code of Meierskappel is 6344.

What is the tax rate in Meierskappel?

The municipal tax multiplier of Meierskappel is 170% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Meierskappel?

A single person without children pays about 12'378 CHF income tax in Meierskappel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 19 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Meierskappel have?

Meierskappel has 1'578 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Meierskappel?

Meierskappel has 323 foreign residents, a share of 20.47% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Meierskappel

6344

LU CANTON6344

Residents

1'578

Area

9.2 km²

Population density

171 pop./km²

Elevation

494 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

802 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

170%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

782 49.6%

Men

796 50.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

385 24.4%

Swiss citizens

1'255 79.5%

Foreign residents

323 20.5%

Population density

171 pop./km²

0–19 · 385 · 24.4%20–64 · 950 · 60.2%65+ · 243 · 15.4%

Foreign residents 20.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Meierskappel

BFS

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

61.8% YesNo 38.2%

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

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

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

66.9% YesNo 33.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

54.2% YesNo 45.8%

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

19.9% YesNo 80.1%

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

44.3% YesNo 55.8%

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

37.6% YesNo 62.4%

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

71.4% YesNo 28.6%

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

44.5% YesNo 55.5%

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

79.8% YesNo 20.2%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP41.8% · strongest party

SVP41.8%

Mitte20.1%

FDP11.8%

SP10.8%

GLP9.3%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier170%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

170%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 20 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

12'378 CHF(12.4%)

Rank 19 of 79 in the canton · 367 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:12'378 CHF(~12.4%)

MeierskappelCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Meierskappel	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.4%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	7.6%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	9.3%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.4%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.1%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	11.6%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	12.4%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	13%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	13.6%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	14%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	14.6%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	15.1%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	16.4%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	17.5%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	18.6%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	19.6%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	20.4%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	21.1%	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 1991–202010 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'226 mm

10 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

802 m

Mean elevation

512 m

Relief

388 m

Mean slope

8.4°

Flat share

42.4%

South-facing

6.4%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 388 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

14.1 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

18.8 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

3'100

14 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

25.41 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.31 Rp./kWh

25.41 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

1.23 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

729

Built before 194617.1%

Built since 200136.1%

1.23 %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 67 min · Car 43 min

AgglomerationPT 31 min · Car 12 min

Remoteness 77/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemeierskappel.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'578 #61 LU · #1135 CH Families & children24.4% #3 LU · #123 CH Age structure15.4% #72 LU · #1949 CH Women share49.6% #35 LU · #1190 CH Foreign residents20.5% #22 LU · #820 CH Population density171/km² #52 LU · #1121 CH Tax burden12'378 #20 LU · #368 CH Taxes170% #20 LU Warmest municipalities10 °C #8 LU · #492 CH Sunniest municipalities41% #37 LU · #1407 CH Rainiest municipalities1'226 mm #25 LU · #642 CH Voter turnout61.4% #20 LU · #367 CH Against Switzerland13% #47 LU · #1051 CH Aligned with Switzerland87% #23 LU · #382 CH SVP strongholds41.8% #7 LU · #574 CH SP strongholds10.8% #16 LU · #1425 CH Centre strongholds20.1% #76 LU · #513 CH FDP strongholds11.8% #63 LU · #1166 CH GLP strongholds9.3% #5 LU · #396 CH Green strongholds4.6% #35 LU · #1607 CH Largest by area9.2 km² #53 LU · #1027 CH Highest municipalities494 m #65 LU · #1240 CH Remotest municipalities67 min #77 LU · #1113 CH Best-connected municipalities67 min #3 LU · #986 CH Highest peaks802 m #35 LU · #991 CH Highest-lying municipalities512 m #66 LU · #1379 CH Greatest vertical range388 m #24 LU · #835 CH Steepest municipalities8.4° #38 LU · #1071 CH Solar potential14 GWh #69 LU · #1281 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #31 LU · #388 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #35 LU · #1705 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6344

Meierskappel

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Meierskappel6344

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Meierskappel?: The postal code of Meierskappel is 6344.
What is the tax rate in Meierskappel?: The municipal tax multiplier of Meierskappel is 170% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Meierskappel?: A single person without children pays about 12'378 CHF income tax in Meierskappel on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 19 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Meierskappel have?: Meierskappel has 1'578 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Meierskappel?: Meierskappel has 323 foreign residents, a share of 20.47% (2025).

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