Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +19 (+0.6%) · 25 births · 24 deaths · net migration +24
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 Willisau: 17.6% Yes
16.0% YesNo 84.0%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 34.6% Yes
39.8% YesNo 60.2%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 55.1% Yes
53.3% YesNo 46.8%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
65.0% YesNo 35.0%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 49.6% Yes
48.0% YesNo 52.0%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 42.9% Yes
39.4% YesNo 60.6%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 70.6% Yes
72.1% YesNo 27.9%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 54.1% Yes
52.0% YesNo 48.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.0% Yes
60.9% YesNo 39.1%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Willisau: 62.1% Yes
68.5% YesNo 31.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023Mitte42.9% · strongest party
Mitte42.9%
SVP33.0%
FDP12.9%
SP3.9%
Übrige3.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier195%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
195%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 43 of 79 in canton LucerneTax 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
100'000 CHF:13'221 CHF(~13.2%)
MenznauCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| 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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
50.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
62.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
11'100
Per inhabitant
15'836 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
24.57 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.05 Rp./kWh
24.57 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 3
Standard model, deductible 300509 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 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.21 %
Second homes
10 %
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 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
1'552
Workplaces
263
Services share
38.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 279 (18.0%) · Secondary 670 (43.2%) · Tertiary 603 (38.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
105
Organic share
4.8 %
Farmland
1'730 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 municipalities3'168 #36 LU · #691 CHGrowing municipalities0.6% #38 LU · #1028 CHShrinking municipalities0.6% #41 LU · #1076 CHJobs per resident0.49 #35 LU · #557 CHFamilies & children22.5% #25 LU · #418 CHAge structure18.2% #43 LU · #1606 CHWomen share47% #77 LU · #2009 CHForeign residents14.5% #42 LU · #1332 CHPopulation density104/km² #67 LU · #1446 CHTax burden13'221 #43 LU · #594 CHTaxes195% #43 LUWarmest municipalities8.1 °C #70 LU · #1684 CHSunniest municipalities41.5% #16 LU · #1220 CHRainiest municipalities1'389 mm #15 LU · #370 CHVoter turnout55.7% #60 LU · #1122 CHAgainst Switzerland25.5% #11 LU · #200 CHAligned with Switzerland74.5% #63 LU · #1237 CHSVP strongholds33% #31 LU · #1098 CHSP strongholds3.9% #68 LU · #1983 CHCentre strongholds42.9% #6 LU · #111 CHFDP strongholds12.9% #54 LU · #1037 CHGLP strongholds1.4% #71 LU · #1869 CHGreen strongholds2.1% #69 LU · #1948 CHLargest by area30.3 km² #15 LU · #309 CHHighest municipalities831 m #10 LU · #380 CHSecond homes10% #26 LU · #1207 CHOrganic farming4.8% #71 LU · #1535 CHBest-connected municipalities98 min #58 LU · #1675 CHRemotest municipalities98 min #23 LU · #426 CHHighest peaks1'107 m #15 LU · #663 CHHighest-lying municipalities757 m #13 LU · #664 CHGreatest vertical range549 m #16 LU · #657 CHSteepest municipalities15.6° #13 LU · #555 CHSolar potential50 GWh #21 LU · #325 CHSolar potential per capita15'836 kWh #13 LU · #369 CHCheapest electricity24.57 Rp./kWh #10 LU · #334 CHMost expensive electricity24.57 Rp./kWh #71 LU · #1774 CH
Postal codes (5)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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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