Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
2'081 50.7%
Men
2'023 49.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
950 23.1%
Swiss citizens
3'565 86.9%
Foreign residents
539 13.1%
Population density
277 pop./km²
0–19 · 950 · 23.1%20–64 · 2'477 · 60.4%65+ · 677 · 16.5%
Foreign residents 13.1%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: −16 (−0.4%) · 45 births · 30 deaths · net migration −31
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 Sursee: 22.1% Yes
24.2% YesNo 75.8%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 28.7% Yes
28.2% YesNo 71.8%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 63.6% Yes
61.4% YesNo 38.6%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 67.1% Yes
67.5% YesNo 32.5%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 54.1% Yes
52.8% YesNo 47.2%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 41.8% Yes
41.3% YesNo 58.8%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 74.4% Yes
74.0% YesNo 26.0%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 53.6% Yes
53.0% YesNo 47.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 59.7% Yes
58.2% YesNo 41.8%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 52.5% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.5%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP29.5% · strongest party
SVP29.5%
Mitte29.4%
FDP16.2%
SP10.8%
GLP5.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier185%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
185%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 29 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'884 CHF(12.9%)
Rank 26 of 79 in the canton · 488 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:12'884 CHF(~12.9%)
NottwilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| Gross income | Nottwil | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 5.7% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.8% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.8% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.6% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.1% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 12.9% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 13.5% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.1% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 14.6% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 15.2% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.7% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 17% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.1% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 19.2% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 20.2% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 21.1% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 21.8% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.4 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'103 mm
9.4 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
769 m
Mean elevation
572 m
Relief
265 m
Mean slope
4.4°
Flat share
62.2%
South-facing
0.5%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 265 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
32.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
42.5 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'200
Per inhabitant
7'873 kWh/yr
32 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
0.11 %
Second homes
9.5 %
Avg. rooms
4
Dwellings
1'830
Built before 19469.3%
Built since 200140.7%
0.11 %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
3'147
Workplaces
265
Services share
88.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 133 (4.2%) · Secondary 234 (7.4%) · Tertiary 2'780 (88.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
48
Organic share
8.3 %
Farmland
846 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 municipalities4'104 #29 LU · #543 CHGrowing municipalities-0.4% #64 LU · #1605 CHShrinking municipalities-0.4% #16 LU · #503 CHJobs per resident0.77 #8 LU · #171 CHFamilies & children23.1% #16 LU · #292 CHAge structure16.5% #65 LU · #1845 CHWomen share50.7% #11 LU · #534 CHForeign residents13.1% #52 LU · #1441 CHPopulation density277/km² #34 LU · #824 CHTax burden12'884 #35 LU · #497 CHTaxes185% #29 LUWarmest municipalities9.4 °C #37 LU · #1044 CHSunniest municipalities40.2% #75 LU · #1728 CHRainiest municipalities1'103 mm #66 LU · #1085 CHVoter turnout62.3% #24 LU · #390 CHAgainst Switzerland10.8% #56 LU · #1166 CHAligned with Switzerland89.2% #19 LU · #287 CHSVP strongholds29.5% #42 LU · #1298 CHSP strongholds10.8% #17 LU · #1431 CHCentre strongholds29.4% #49 LU · #244 CHFDP strongholds16.2% #39 LU · #717 CHGLP strongholds5.9% #27 LU · #992 CHGreen strongholds5.3% #28 LU · #1493 CHLargest by area14.8 km² #33 LU · #658 CHHighest municipalities602 m #31 LU · #816 CHSecond homes9.5% #29 LU · #1305 CHOrganic farming8.3% #52 LU · #1341 CHBest-connected municipalities72 min #10 LU · #1142 CHRemotest municipalities72 min #70 LU · #951 CHHighest peaks769 m #37 LU · #1042 CHHighest-lying municipalities572 m #44 LU · #1124 CHGreatest vertical range265 m #40 LU · #1099 CHSteepest municipalities4.4° #67 LU · #1677 CHSolar potential32 GWh #39 LU · #622 CHSolar potential per capita7'873 kWh #60 LU · #1488 CHCheapest electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #64 LU · #405 CHMost expensive electricity24.82 Rp./kWh #21 LU · #1707 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Nottwil?
- The postal code of Nottwil is 6207.
- What is the tax rate in Nottwil?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Nottwil is 185% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Nottwil?
- A single person without children pays about 12'884 CHF income tax in Nottwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 26 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Nottwil have?
- Nottwil has 4'104 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Nottwil?
- Nottwil has 539 foreign residents, a share of 13.13% (2025).
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