Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
719 48.2%
Men
773 51.8%
Children & youth (0–19)
215 14.4%
Swiss citizens
1'060 71.1%
Foreign residents
432 29.0%
Population density
127 pop./km²
0–19 · 215 · 14.4%20–64 · 890 · 59.7%65+ · 387 · 25.9%
Foreign residents 29.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +16 (+1.1%) · 7 births · 12 deaths · net migration +27
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 Luzern-Land: 27.2% Yes
26.2% YesNo 73.9%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 26.5% Yes
36.5% YesNo 63.5%
27.09.2026Erweiterung und Umnutzung Kantonsschule ReussbühlCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.6% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 73.3% Yes
64.5% YesNo 35.5%
27.09.2026Weiterentwicklung Standortförderung. Änderung Gesetz über die Wirtschaftsförderung und die RegionalpolitikCantonal LU● Accepted · 65.1% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 67.8% Yes
61.7% YesNo 38.3%
27.09.2026Erweiterte Ladenöffnungszeiten für Selbstbedienungsgeschäfte. Änderung Ruhetags- und LadenschlussgesetzCantonal LU● Accepted · 55.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 60.0% Yes
54.9% YesNo 45.2%
27.09.2026StichfrageCantonal LU● Rejected · 41.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 41.5% Yes
42.0% YesNo 58.0%
27.09.2026Gegenentwurf zur Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 74.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 75.3% Yes
71.2% YesNo 28.8%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Gegen Fan-Gewalt»Cantonal LU● Accepted · 52.8% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 53.2% Yes
54.0% YesNo 46.0%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 57.7% Yes
60.6% YesNo 39.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Wahlkreis Luzern-Land: 46.2% Yes
53.2% YesNo 46.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023FDP29.7% · strongest party
FDP29.7%
SVP27.4%
Mitte23.9%
SP8.5%
GRÜNE4.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier140%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
140%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 5 of 79 in canton LucerneTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'366 CHF(11.4%)
Rank 5 of 79 in the canton · 170 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:11'366 CHF(~11.4%)
VitznauCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Vitznau | Lucerne | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.9% | 4.2–6.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 7% | 5.8–9.2% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 8.5% | 7.2–11.3% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 9.5% | 8–12.4% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 10.2% | 8.6–13.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.7% | 9–13.9% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.4% | 9.7–14.7% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12% | 10.3–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.5% | 10.7–16% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13% | 11.2–16.6% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 13.5% | 11.7–17.2% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 14% | 12.1–17.7% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 15.2% | 13.3–19.1% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 16.3% | 14.3–20.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 17.4% | 15.3–21.5% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 18.3% | 16.2–22.6% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 19.1% | 17–23.5% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 19.8% | 17.6–24.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20205.5 °C
Territorial mean (incl. peaks)7.9 °C
Precipitation 1991–20202'246 mm
5.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
1'679 m
Mean elevation
826 m
Relief
1'245 m
Mean slope
22.7°
Flat share
24.7%
South-facing
34.6%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 1'245 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
10.3 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
14.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
2'300
Per inhabitant
6'903 kWh/yr
10 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
27.08 Rp./kWh
Energy
12.54 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
9.64 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
3.3 Rp./kWh
27.08 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.72 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator EWS 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
0.51 %
Second homes
32.7 %
Avg. rooms
3.6
Dwellings
985
Built before 194644.9%
Built since 200127.6%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.51 %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
768
Workplaces
138
Services share
88.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 57 (7.4%) · Secondary 32 (4.2%) · Tertiary 679 (88.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
20
Organic share
75 %
Farmland
269 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 municipalities1'492 #65 LU · #1168 CHGrowing municipalities1.1% #23 LU · #743 CHShrinking municipalities1.1% #57 LU · #1361 CHJobs per resident0.51 #32 LU · #505 CHFamilies & children14.4% #78 LU · #2007 CHAge structure25.9% #3 LU · #314 CHWomen share48.2% #68 LU · #1806 CHForeign residents29% #5 LU · #351 CHPopulation density127/km² #61 LU · #1328 CHTax burden11'366 #7 LU · #172 CHTaxes140% #5 LUWarmest municipalities5.5 °C #79 LU · #1973 CHSunniest municipalities42.4% #4 LU · #1064 CHRainiest municipalities2'246 mm #2 LU · #4 CHVoter turnout64.4% #11 LU · #231 CHAgainst Switzerland15.7% #32 LU · #835 CHAligned with Switzerland84.3% #38 LU · #577 CHSVP strongholds27.4% #52 LU · #1434 CHSP strongholds8.5% #30 LU · #1652 CHCentre strongholds23.9% #68 LU · #383 CHFDP strongholds29.7% #2 LU · #94 CHGLP strongholds3.4% #56 LU · #1502 CHGreen strongholds4.6% #36 LU · #1612 CHLargest by area11.8 km² #43 LU · #832 CHHighest municipalities917 m #4 LU · #321 CHSecond homes32.7% #2 LU · #244 CHOrganic farming75% #1 LU · #41 CHBest-connected municipalities111 min #75 LU · #1853 CHRemotest municipalities111 min #6 LU · #251 CHHighest peaks1'679 m #7 LU · #409 CHHighest-lying municipalities826 m #9 LU · #591 CHGreatest vertical range1'245 m #7 LU · #401 CHSteepest municipalities22.7° #2 LU · #327 CHSolar potential10 GWh #75 LU · #1532 CHSolar potential per capita6'903 kWh #67 LU · #1695 CHCheapest electricity27.08 Rp./kWh #73 LU · #1129 CHMost expensive electricity27.08 Rp./kWh #7 LU · #977 CH
Postal codes (2)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 2Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Vitznau?
- Vitznau has 2 postal codes: 6354, 6356.
- What is the tax rate in Vitznau?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Vitznau is 140% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
- How much tax do you pay in Vitznau?
- A single person without children pays about 11'366 CHF income tax in Vitznau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 5 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Vitznau have?
- Vitznau has 1'492 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Vitznau?
- Vitznau has 432 foreign residents, a share of 28.95% (2025).
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