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).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Vitznau

6354–6356

LU CANTON6354 6356

Residents

1'492

Area

11.8 km²

Population density

127 pop./km²

Elevation

917 m a.s.l.

Terrain up to

1'679 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

140%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

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%

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

Vote results for Vitznau

BFS

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

60.6% YesNo 39.4%

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

53.2% YesNo 46.8%

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

65.2% YesNo 34.8%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

48.4% YesNo 51.6%

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

23.7% YesNo 76.3%

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

45.4% YesNo 54.6%

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

45.3% YesNo 54.7%

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

73.9% YesNo 26.2%

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

53.9% YesNo 46.1%

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

73.6% YesNo 26.4%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

FDP29.7% · strongest party

FDP29.7%

SVP27.4%

Mitte23.9%

SP8.5%

GRÜNE4.6%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier140%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

140%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 5 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax 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

Income tax as % of gross income

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 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual 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 m

Highest 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

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

10.3 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

14.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

2'300

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 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.91 Rp./kWh

Energy

12.84 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

10.16 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.3 Rp./kWh

27.91 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.41 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 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.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.51 %

Avg. rooms

3.6

Dwellings

985

Built before 194644.9%

Built since 200127.6%

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

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 111 min · Car 58 min

AgglomerationPT 32 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 6/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitevitznau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities1'492 #65 LU · #1168 CH Families & children14.4% #78 LU · #2007 CH Age structure25.9% #3 LU · #314 CH Women share48.2% #68 LU · #1806 CH Foreign residents29% #5 LU · #351 CH Population density127/km² #61 LU · #1328 CH Tax burden11'366 #7 LU · #172 CH Taxes140% #5 LU Warmest municipalities5.5 °C #79 LU · #1973 CH Sunniest municipalities42.4% #4 LU · #1064 CH Rainiest municipalities2'246 mm #2 LU · #4 CH Voter turnout62.7% #13 LU · #257 CH Against Switzerland16% #32 LU · #835 CH Aligned with Switzerland84% #38 LU · #577 CH SVP strongholds27.4% #52 LU · #1432 CH SP strongholds8.5% #30 LU · #1647 CH Centre strongholds23.9% #68 LU · #383 CH FDP strongholds29.7% #2 LU · #93 CH GLP strongholds3.4% #56 LU · #1501 CH Green strongholds4.6% #36 LU · #1608 CH Largest by area11.8 km² #43 LU · #832 CH Highest municipalities917 m #4 LU · #321 CH Remotest municipalities111 min #6 LU · #251 CH Best-connected municipalities111 min #75 LU · #1853 CH Highest peaks1'679 m #7 LU · #409 CH Highest-lying municipalities826 m #9 LU · #591 CH Greatest vertical range1'245 m #7 LU · #401 CH Steepest municipalities22.7° #2 LU · #327 CH Solar potential10 GWh #75 LU · #1532 CH Cheapest electricity27.91 Rp./kWh #73 LU · #1104 CH Most expensive electricity27.91 Rp./kWh #7 LU · #1002 CH

Postal codes (2)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 2

Rigi Kaltbad6356 Vitznau6354

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

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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