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).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Nottwil

6207

LU CANTON6207

Residents

4'104

Area

14.8 km²

Population density

277 pop./km²

Elevation

602 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

185%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Nottwil

BFS

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

58.2% YesNo 41.8%

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

50.5% YesNo 49.5%

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

65.0% YesNo 35.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

49.4% YesNo 50.6%

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

21.0% YesNo 79.0%

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

38.6% YesNo 61.4%

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

33.1% YesNo 66.9%

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

74.7% YesNo 25.3%

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

39.8% YesNo 60.2%

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

84.2% YesNo 15.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP29.5% · strongest party

SVP29.5%

Mitte29.4%

FDP16.2%

SP10.8%

GLP5.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier185%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

185%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 29 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:12'884 CHF(~12.9%)

NottwilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

32.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

42.5 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

7'200

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 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

0.11 %

Avg. rooms

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 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 72 min · Car 61 min

AgglomerationPT 17 min · Car 10 min

Remoteness 70/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitenottwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'104 #29 LU · #543 CH Families & children23.1% #16 LU · #292 CH Age structure16.5% #65 LU · #1845 CH Women share50.7% #11 LU · #534 CH Foreign residents13.1% #52 LU · #1441 CH Population density277/km² #34 LU · #824 CH Tax burden12'884 #35 LU · #497 CH Taxes185% #29 LU Warmest municipalities9.4 °C #37 LU · #1044 CH Sunniest municipalities40.2% #75 LU · #1728 CH Rainiest municipalities1'103 mm #66 LU · #1085 CH Voter turnout58.9% #30 LU · #585 CH Against Switzerland11% #56 LU · #1167 CH Aligned with Switzerland89% #19 LU · #287 CH SVP strongholds29.5% #42 LU · #1296 CH SP strongholds10.8% #17 LU · #1426 CH Centre strongholds29.4% #49 LU · #244 CH FDP strongholds16.2% #39 LU · #716 CH GLP strongholds5.9% #27 LU · #990 CH Green strongholds5.3% #28 LU · #1490 CH Largest by area14.8 km² #33 LU · #658 CH Highest municipalities602 m #31 LU · #816 CH Remotest municipalities72 min #70 LU · #952 CH Best-connected municipalities72 min #10 LU · #1141 CH Highest peaks769 m #37 LU · #1042 CH Highest-lying municipalities572 m #44 LU · #1124 CH Greatest vertical range265 m #40 LU · #1099 CH Steepest municipalities4.4° #67 LU · #1677 CH Solar potential32 GWh #39 LU · #622 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #42 LU · #399 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #46 LU · #1716 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6207

Nottwil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Nottwil6207

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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