Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: −17 (−1.1%) · 13 births · 11 deaths · net migration −20
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
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 Luzern-Land: 27.2% Yes
20.2% YesNo 79.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 26.5% Yes
35.9% YesNo 64.1%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 73.3% Yes
64.0% YesNo 36.0%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 67.8% Yes
68.3% YesNo 31.7%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 60.0% Yes
59.8% YesNo 40.2%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 41.5% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.7%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 75.3% Yes
70.7% YesNo 29.3%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 53.2% Yes
48.5% YesNo 51.5%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 57.7% Yes
61.8% YesNo 38.2%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 46.2% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP41.8% · strongest party
SVP41.8%
Mitte20.1%
FDP11.8%
SP10.8%
GLP9.3%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier170%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
170%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 20 of 79 in canton LucerneTax 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
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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
14.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
18.8 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'100
Per inhabitant
8'954 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
24.82 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
24.82 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 · 2024Premium regionRegion 2
Standard model, deductible 300527 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Lucerne363 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 2 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 · AREVacancy rate
1.23 %
Second homes
14.2 %
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 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 · 2024Jobs
452
Workplaces
125
Services share
41.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 114 (25.2%) · Secondary 152 (33.6%) · Tertiary 186 (41.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
28
Organic share
10.7 %
Farmland
468 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'578 #61 LU · #1135 CHGrowing municipalities-1.1% #75 LU · #1826 CHShrinking municipalities-1.1% #5 LU · #280 CHJobs per resident0.29 #70 LU · #1322 CHFamilies & children24.4% #3 LU · #123 CHAge structure15.4% #72 LU · #1949 CHWomen share49.6% #35 LU · #1190 CHForeign residents20.5% #22 LU · #820 CHPopulation density171/km² #52 LU · #1121 CHTax burden12'378 #20 LU · #368 CHTaxes170% #20 LUWarmest municipalities10 °C #8 LU · #492 CHSunniest municipalities41% #37 LU · #1407 CHRainiest municipalities1'226 mm #25 LU · #642 CHVoter turnout62.7% #18 LU · #350 CHAgainst Switzerland12.7% #47 LU · #1051 CHAligned with Switzerland87.3% #23 LU · #381 CHSVP strongholds41.8% #7 LU · #575 CHSP strongholds10.8% #16 LU · #1430 CHCentre strongholds20.1% #76 LU · #514 CHFDP strongholds11.8% #63 LU · #1167 CHGLP strongholds9.3% #5 LU · #395 CHGreen strongholds4.6% #35 LU · #1611 CHLargest by area9.2 km² #53 LU · #1027 CHHighest municipalities494 m #65 LU · #1240 CHSecond homes14.2% #11 LU · #656 CHOrganic farming10.7% #40 LU · #1174 CHBest-connected municipalities67 min #3 LU · #986 CHRemotest municipalities67 min #77 LU · #1113 CHHighest peaks802 m #35 LU · #991 CHHighest-lying municipalities512 m #66 LU · #1379 CHGreatest vertical range388 m #24 LU · #835 CHSteepest municipalities8.4° #38 LU · #1071 CHSolar potential14 GWh #69 LU · #1281 CHSolar potential per capita8'954 kWh #55 LU · #1270 CHCheapest electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #53 LU · #394 CHMost expensive electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #23 LU · #1709 CH
Postal codes (1)
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swisstopo- 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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