Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
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%
Population change 2025: +128 (+2.6%) · 49 births · 25 deaths · net migration +103
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
17.8% YesNo 82.2%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 28.7% Yes
36.3% YesNo 63.7%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 63.6% Yes
50.1% YesNo 49.9%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 67.1% Yes
63.9% YesNo 36.1%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 54.1% Yes
47.1% YesNo 52.9%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 41.8% Yes
40.7% YesNo 59.3%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 74.4% Yes
70.4% YesNo 29.6%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 53.6% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 59.7% Yes
62.0% YesNo 38.0%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Sursee: 52.5% Yes
62.6% YesNo 37.4%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP35.7% · strongest party
SVP35.7%
Mitte26.0%
FDP20.6%
SP7.1%
GRÜNE4.4%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier210%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
210%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 57 of 79 in canton LucerneTax 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
100'000 CHF:13'727 CHF(~13.7%)
TriengenCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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| 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 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual 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 mHighest 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
Roof potential
58.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
77 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
13'100
Per inhabitant
11'663 kWh/yr
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 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
24.63 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.5 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
8.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.11 Rp./kWh
24.63 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
1.26 %
Second homes
12.4 %
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 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
2'694
Workplaces
329
Services share
44.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 252 (9.4%) · Secondary 1'252 (46.5%) · Tertiary 1'190 (44.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
71
Organic share
11.3 %
Farmland
1'391 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 municipalities5'051 #22 LU · #430 CHGrowing municipalities2.6% #9 LU · #213 CHShrinking municipalities2.6% #71 LU · #1892 CHJobs per resident0.53 #30 LU · #468 CHFamilies & children22.5% #24 LU · #417 CHAge structure17.4% #55 LU · #1716 CHWomen share48.7% #56 LU · #1634 CHForeign residents27.2% #10 LU · #440 CHPopulation density229/km² #40 LU · #947 CHTax burden13'727 #60 LU · #773 CHTaxes210% #57 LUWarmest municipalities9.6 °C #23 LU · #872 CHSunniest municipalities40.7% #52 LU · #1525 CHRainiest municipalities1'119 mm #57 LU · #985 CHVoter turnout53.8% #67 LU · #1376 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #23 LU · #603 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #48 LU · #814 CHSVP strongholds35.7% #19 LU · #923 CHSP strongholds7.1% #43 LU · #1779 CHCentre strongholds26% #61 LU · #327 CHFDP strongholds20.6% #12 LU · #415 CHGLP strongholds4.2% #51 LU · #1358 CHGreen strongholds4.4% #38 LU · #1653 CHLargest by area22.1 km² #23 LU · #432 CHHighest municipalities517 m #52 LU · #1131 CHSecond homes12.4% #14 LU · #852 CHOrganic farming11.3% #37 LU · #1121 CHBest-connected municipalities92 min #50 LU · #1593 CHRemotest municipalities92 min #33 LU · #511 CHHighest peaks850 m #30 LU · #909 CHHighest-lying municipalities606 m #34 LU · #992 CHGreatest vertical range376 m #26 LU · #853 CHSteepest municipalities8.1° #40 LU · #1101 CHSolar potential59 GWh #18 LU · #249 CHSolar potential per capita11'663 kWh #32 LU · #800 CHCheapest electricity24.63 Rp./kWh #20 LU · #347 CHMost expensive electricity24.63 Rp./kWh #60 LU · #1760 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 5Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- 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).
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