What is the postal code of Triengen?

Triengen has 4 postal codes: 6213, 6234, 6235, 6236.

What is the tax rate in Triengen?

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

How much tax do you pay in Triengen?

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

How many residents does Triengen have?

Triengen has 5'051 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Triengen?

Triengen has 1'373 foreign residents, a share of 27.18% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Triengen

6213–6236

LU CANTON6213 6234 6235 6236

Residents

5'051

Area

22.1 km²

Population density

229 pop./km²

Elevation

517 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

850 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

210%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'460 48.7%

Men

2'591 51.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

1'134 22.5%

Swiss citizens

3'678 72.8%

Foreign residents

1'373 27.2%

Population density

229 pop./km²

0–19 · 1'134 · 22.5%20–64 · 3'038 · 60.1%65+ · 879 · 17.4%

Foreign residents 27.2%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Triengen

BFS

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

62.0% YesNo 38.0%

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

62.6% YesNo 37.4%

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

58.9% YesNo 41.1%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

46.0% YesNo 54.0%

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

16.4% YesNo 83.6%

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

43.7% YesNo 56.3%

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

43.5% YesNo 56.5%

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

68.9% YesNo 31.1%

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

50.0% YesNo 50.0%

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

81.2% YesNo 18.8%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP35.7% · strongest party

SVP35.7%

Mitte26.0%

FDP20.6%

SP7.1%

GRÜNE4.4%

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 57 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%)

TriengenCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Triengen	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 1991–20209.6 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'119 mm

9.6 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

850 m

Mean elevation

606 m

Relief

376 m

Mean slope

8.1°

Flat share

37.1%

South-facing

7.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 376 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

58.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

77 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

13'100

59 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

1.26 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

2'224

Built before 194622.5%

Built since 200127.3%

1.26 %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 92 min · Car 62 min

AgglomerationPT 22 min · Car 16 min

Remoteness 33/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitetriengen.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities5'051 #22 LU · #430 CH Families & children22.5% #24 LU · #417 CH Age structure17.4% #55 LU · #1716 CH Women share48.7% #56 LU · #1634 CH Foreign residents27.2% #10 LU · #440 CH Population density229/km² #40 LU · #947 CH Tax burden13'727 #60 LU · #773 CH Taxes210% #57 LU Warmest municipalities9.6 °C #23 LU · #872 CH Sunniest municipalities40.7% #52 LU · #1525 CH Rainiest municipalities1'119 mm #57 LU · #985 CH Voter turnout52.3% #67 LU · #1424 CH Against Switzerland19% #23 LU · #602 CH Aligned with Switzerland81% #48 LU · #815 CH SVP strongholds35.7% #19 LU · #920 CH SP strongholds7.1% #43 LU · #1774 CH Centre strongholds26% #61 LU · #328 CH FDP strongholds20.6% #12 LU · #414 CH GLP strongholds4.2% #51 LU · #1357 CH Green strongholds4.4% #38 LU · #1649 CH Largest by area22.1 km² #23 LU · #432 CH Highest municipalities517 m #52 LU · #1131 CH Remotest municipalities92 min #33 LU · #511 CH Best-connected municipalities92 min #50 LU · #1593 CH Highest peaks850 m #30 LU · #909 CH Highest-lying municipalities606 m #34 LU · #992 CH Greatest vertical range376 m #26 LU · #853 CH Steepest municipalities8.1° #40 LU · #1101 CH Solar potential59 GWh #18 LU · #249 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #50 LU · #407 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #54 LU · #1724 CH

Postal codes (4)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 5

Knutwil6213 Kulmerau6234 Triengen6234 Wilihof6236 Winikon6235

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Triengen?: Triengen has 4 postal codes: 6213, 6234, 6235, 6236.
What is the tax rate in Triengen?: The municipal tax multiplier of Triengen is 210% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Triengen?: A single person without children pays about 13'727 CHF income tax in Triengen on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 53 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Triengen have?: Triengen has 5'051 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Triengen?: Triengen has 1'373 foreign residents, a share of 27.18% (2025).

Map

OpenStreetMap

Compare

Triengen compared with