What is the postal code of Menznau?

Menznau has 5 postal codes: 6110, 6122, 6123, 6125, 6130.

What is the tax rate in Menznau?

The municipal tax multiplier of Menznau is 195% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Menznau?

A single person without children pays about 13'221 CHF income tax in Menznau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 41 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Menznau have?

Menznau has 3'168 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Menznau?

Menznau has 459 foreign residents, a share of 14.49% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Menznau

6110–6130

LU CANTON6110 6122 6123 6125+1 PLZ

Residents

3'168

Area

30.3 km²

Population density

104 pop./km²

Elevation

831 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'107 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

195%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'489 47.0%

Men

1'679 53.0%

Children & youth (0–19)

714 22.5%

Swiss citizens

2'709 85.5%

Foreign residents

459 14.5%

Population density

104 pop./km²

0–19 · 714 · 22.5%20–64 · 1'878 · 59.3%65+ · 576 · 18.2%

Foreign residents 14.5%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Menznau

BFS

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

60.9% YesNo 39.1%

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

68.5% YesNo 31.5%

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

58.5% YesNo 41.5%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

36.9% YesNo 63.1%

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

12.6% YesNo 87.5%

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

44.4% YesNo 55.6%

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

44.6% YesNo 55.4%

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

66.5% YesNo 33.6%

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

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

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

87.9% YesNo 12.1%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte42.9% · strongest party

Mitte42.9%

SVP33.0%

FDP12.9%

SP3.9%

Übrige3.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier195%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

195%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 43 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'221 CHF(13.2%)

Rank 41 of 79 in the canton · 592 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:13'221 CHF(~13.2%)

MenznauCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Menznau	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	5.8%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.2%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	11.1%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	11.9%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.5%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.2%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	13.9%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.4%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	14.9%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.5%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	16.1%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	17.4%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.5%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	19.6%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	20.7%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.5%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.2%	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 1991–20208.1 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'389 mm

8.1 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

1'107 m

Mean elevation

757 m

Relief

549 m

Mean slope

15.6°

Flat share

18.3%

South-facing

21.8%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 549 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

50.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

62.9 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

11'100

50 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

25.15 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.05 Rp./kWh

25.15 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

0.21 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

1'419

Built before 194620.9%

Built since 200127.0%

0.21 %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 98 min · Car 71 min

AgglomerationPT 48 min · Car 26 min

Remoteness 23/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitemenznau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities3'168 #36 LU · #691 CH Families & children22.5% #25 LU · #418 CH Age structure18.2% #43 LU · #1606 CH Women share47% #77 LU · #2009 CH Foreign residents14.5% #42 LU · #1332 CH Population density104/km² #67 LU · #1446 CH Tax burden13'221 #43 LU · #594 CH Taxes195% #43 LU Warmest municipalities8.1 °C #70 LU · #1684 CH Sunniest municipalities41.5% #16 LU · #1220 CH Rainiest municipalities1'389 mm #15 LU · #370 CH Voter turnout54.3% #60 LU · #1168 CH Against Switzerland26% #11 LU · #195 CH Aligned with Switzerland74% #63 LU · #1241 CH SVP strongholds33% #31 LU · #1096 CH SP strongholds3.9% #68 LU · #1978 CH Centre strongholds42.9% #6 LU · #111 CH FDP strongholds12.9% #54 LU · #1034 CH GLP strongholds1.4% #71 LU · #1864 CH Green strongholds2.1% #69 LU · #1943 CH Largest by area30.3 km² #15 LU · #309 CH Highest municipalities831 m #10 LU · #379 CH Remotest municipalities98 min #23 LU · #427 CH Best-connected municipalities98 min #58 LU · #1675 CH Highest peaks1'107 m #15 LU · #663 CH Highest-lying municipalities757 m #13 LU · #664 CH Greatest vertical range549 m #16 LU · #657 CH Steepest municipalities15.6° #13 LU · #555 CH Solar potential50 GWh #21 LU · #325 CH Cheapest electricity25.15 Rp./kWh #3 LU · #354 CH Most expensive electricity25.15 Rp./kWh #78 LU · #1754 CH

Postal codes (5)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Geiss6123 Menzberg6125 Menznau6122 Willisau6130 Wolhusen6110

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Hergiswil bei Willisau

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Menznau?: Menznau has 5 postal codes: 6110, 6122, 6123, 6125, 6130.
What is the tax rate in Menznau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Menznau is 195% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Menznau?: A single person without children pays about 13'221 CHF income tax in Menznau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 41 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Menznau have?: Menznau has 3'168 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Menznau?: Menznau has 459 foreign residents, a share of 14.49% (2025).

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