What is the postal code of Wauwil?

The postal code of Wauwil is 6242.

What is the tax rate in Wauwil?

The municipal tax multiplier of Wauwil is 205% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Wauwil?

A single person without children pays about 13'559 CHF income tax in Wauwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Wauwil have?

Wauwil has 2'683 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Wauwil?

Wauwil has 605 foreign residents, a share of 22.55% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Wauwil

6242

LU CANTON6242

Residents

2'683

Area

3 km²

Population density

906 pop./km²

Elevation

539 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

205%

Postal codes

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

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'359 50.7%

Men

1'324 49.3%

Children & youth (0–19)

567 21.1%

Swiss citizens

2'078 77.5%

Foreign residents

605 22.6%

Population density

906 pop./km²

0–19 · 567 · 21.1%20–64 · 1'639 · 61.1%65+ · 477 · 17.8%

Foreign residents 22.6%0%64.0%

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

Vote results for Wauwil

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

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

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

62.1% YesNo 37.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

47.0% YesNo 53.0%

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

19.5% YesNo 80.5%

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

42.8% YesNo 57.2%

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

32.8% YesNo 67.2%

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

71.9% YesNo 28.1%

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

37.1% YesNo 62.9%

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

82.4% YesNo 17.6%

All federal votes →

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

Politics

National Council election 2023

Mitte30.6% · strongest party

Mitte30.6%

SVP27.2%

FDP19.6%

SP8.6%

GLP5.9%

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

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier205%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

205%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 51 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'559 CHF(13.6%)

Rank 49 of 79 in the canton · 713 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:13'559 CHF(~13.6%)

WauwilCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Wauwil	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	6%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.4%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.3%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	11.4%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	12.2%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	12.8%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.6%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	14.2%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	14.8%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	15.3%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	15.9%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	16.4%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	17.8%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	18.9%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	20%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	21.1%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	21.9%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	22.7%	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 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'025 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

686 m

Mean elevation

545 m

Relief

189 m

Mean slope

5.3°

Flat share

60.3%

South-facing

34.1%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 189 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

20.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

28.3 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

4'600

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

25.41 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

0.76 %

Avg. rooms

3.9

Dwellings

1'190

Built before 19468.7%

Built since 200149.0%

0.76 %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 75 min · Car 58 min

AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 13 min

Remoteness 66/79 in canton

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

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewauwil.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'683 #45 LU · #798 CH Families & children21.1% #50 LU · #776 CH Age structure17.8% #48 LU · #1674 CH Women share50.7% #12 LU · #535 CH Foreign residents22.6% #17 LU · #678 CH Population density906/km² #9 LU · #263 CH Tax burden13'559 #52 LU · #716 CH Taxes205% #51 LU Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #45 LU · #1228 CH Sunniest municipalities41% #40 LU · #1410 CH Rainiest municipalities1'025 mm #75 LU · #1515 CH Voter turnout57.1% #43 LU · #793 CH Against Switzerland17% #30 LU · #761 CH Aligned with Switzerland83% #44 LU · #652 CH SVP strongholds27.2% #55 LU · #1444 CH SP strongholds8.6% #29 LU · #1635 CH Centre strongholds30.6% #44 LU · #225 CH FDP strongholds19.6% #18 LU · #478 CH GLP strongholds5.9% #28 LU · #991 CH Green strongholds5.4% #26 LU · #1459 CH Largest by area3 km² #77 LU · #1867 CH Highest municipalities539 m #46 LU · #1042 CH Remotest municipalities75 min #66 LU · #880 CH Best-connected municipalities75 min #16 LU · #1230 CH Highest peaks686 m #63 LU · #1252 CH Highest-lying municipalities545 m #55 LU · #1241 CH Greatest vertical range189 m #64 LU · #1420 CH Steepest municipalities5.3° #57 LU · #1512 CH Solar potential21 GWh #57 LU · #979 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #64 LU · #421 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #68 LU · #1738 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

6242

Wauwil

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Wauwil6242

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Wauwil?: The postal code of Wauwil is 6242.
What is the tax rate in Wauwil?: The municipal tax multiplier of Wauwil is 205% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Wauwil?: A single person without children pays about 13'559 CHF income tax in Wauwil on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 49 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Wauwil have?: Wauwil has 2'683 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Wauwil?: Wauwil has 605 foreign residents, a share of 22.55% (2025).

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