What is the postal code of Schongau?

Schongau has 2 postal codes: 6287, 6288.

What is the tax rate in Schongau?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schongau is 210% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Schongau?

A single person without children pays about 13'727 CHF income tax in Schongau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schongau have?

Schongau has 1'055 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schongau?

Schongau has 87 foreign residents, a share of 8.25% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Schongau

6287–6288

LU CANTON6287 6288

Residents

1'055

Area

12.4 km²

Population density

85 pop./km²

Elevation

639 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

878 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

210%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

513 48.6%

Men

542 51.4%

Children & youth (0–19)

235 22.3%

Swiss citizens

968 91.8%

Foreign residents

87 8.3%

Population density

85 pop./km²

0–19 · 235 · 22.3%20–64 · 635 · 60.2%65+ · 185 · 17.5%

Foreign residents 8.3%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Schongau

BFS

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

58.6% YesNo 41.4%

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

67.5% YesNo 32.5%

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

53.4% YesNo 46.6%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

35.0% YesNo 65.0%

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

18.6% YesNo 81.5%

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

45.1% YesNo 55.0%

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

46.1% YesNo 53.9%

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

67.9% YesNo 32.1%

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

52.7% YesNo 47.3%

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

79.3% YesNo 20.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP40.6% · strongest party

SVP40.6%

Mitte28.3%

FDP12.2%

SP5.8%

Übrige5.5%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier210%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

210%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 59 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'727 CHF(13.7%)

Rank 53 of 79 in the canton · 766 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:13'727 CHF(~13.7%)

SchongauCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schongau	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	6%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.5%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.4%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	11.5%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	12.3%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.9%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.7%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	14.4%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	15%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	15.5%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	16.1%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	16.6%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	18%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	19.1%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	20.2%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	21.3%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.2%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.9%	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 1991–20209.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'102 mm

9.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

878 m

Mean elevation

706 m

Relief

338 m

Mean slope

6.6°

Flat share

43.8%

South-facing

7.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 338 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

21.2 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

27.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'700

21 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

25.6 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.5 Rp./kWh

25.6 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

2.96 %

Avg. rooms

4.4

Dwellings

507

Built before 194628.8%

Built since 200142.8%

2.96 %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 108 min · Car 49 min

AgglomerationPT 43 min · Car 21 min

Remoteness 7/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteschongau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'055 #70 LU · #1426 CH Families & children22.3% #29 LU · #469 CH Age structure17.5% #53 LU · #1703 CH Women share48.6% #57 LU · #1671 CH Foreign residents8.3% #72 LU · #1842 CH Population density85/km² #70 LU · #1564 CH Tax burden13'727 #57 LU · #770 CH Taxes210% #59 LU Warmest municipalities9.3 °C #41 LU · #1134 CH Sunniest municipalities40.5% #60 LU · #1601 CH Rainiest municipalities1'102 mm #67 LU · #1097 CH Voter turnout56.5% #49 LU · #864 CH Against Switzerland26% #9 LU · #193 CH Aligned with Switzerland74% #61 LU · #1239 CH SVP strongholds40.6% #8 LU · #633 CH SP strongholds5.8% #53 LU · #1882 CH Centre strongholds28.3% #53 LU · #266 CH FDP strongholds12.2% #59 LU · #1124 CH GLP strongholds4.1% #52 LU · #1382 CH Green strongholds2.7% #63 LU · #1899 CH Largest by area12.4 km² #40 LU · #781 CH Highest municipalities639 m #22 LU · #720 CH Remotest municipalities108 min #7 LU · #276 CH Best-connected municipalities108 min #72 LU · #1824 CH Highest peaks878 m #22 LU · #856 CH Highest-lying municipalities706 m #19 LU · #754 CH Greatest vertical range338 m #31 LU · #927 CH Steepest municipalities6.6° #45 LU · #1300 CH Solar potential21 GWh #56 LU · #964 CH Cheapest electricity25.6 Rp./kWh #67 LU · #439 CH Most expensive electricity25.6 Rp./kWh #13 LU · #1668 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Aesch LU6287 Schongau6288

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schongau?: Schongau has 2 postal codes: 6287, 6288.
What is the tax rate in Schongau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schongau is 210% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Schongau?: A single person without children pays about 13'727 CHF income tax in Schongau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schongau have?: Schongau has 1'055 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schongau?: Schongau has 87 foreign residents, a share of 8.25% (2025).

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