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SwitzerlandLucerneWahlkreis Luzern-StadtLucerneStatistical city quarter

Altstadt / Wey

in Luzern

Altstadt / Wey is one of 28 statistical quarters of Luzern. Statistical quarters are the official subdivision of a municipality — they are not postal delivery areas and do not line up with postal codes.

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Residents
2'232
Median age
40.8
Foreign
33.2%
Swiss
66.8%
Density
5'580 per km²
Households
1'421
Avg. household size
1.5
Living space/person
52 m²
STATPOP 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Altstadt / Wey is a BFS statistical quarter and lies unambiguously in the municipality of Lucerne. No postal code belongs to a quarter, though: PLZ are Swiss Post delivery areas and overlap several quarters. The percentages say how much of each PLZ’s area lies in Altstadt / Wey — there is no clear-cut “belongs to” relation.

BFS quarter number1061010
MunicipalityLucerneBFS 1061
CantonLucerne
  • Vote results are not published per quarter — the result of the municipality of Lucerne applies. → Lucerne
  • Workplaces, climate, mobility and party strengths are published per municipality only — see Lucerne. → Lucerne

These postal codes overlap the quarter Altstadt / Wey. The percentage says how much of THAT POSTAL CODE’s area falls in this quarter — not the other way round.

Municipal tax multiplier145%
Cantonal tax multiplier145%
145%LU range 90%240%
Tax rank 8 of 79 in canton Lucerne
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'535 CHF(11.5%)
Rank 8 of 79 in the canton · 213 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
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:11'535 CHF(~11.5%)
LucerneCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeLucerneLucerneSwitzerland median
40'0005%4.2–6.5%5.4%
50'0007.1%5.8–9.2%7.8%
60'0008.7%7.2–11.3%10.5%
70'0009.6%8–12.4%11.9%
80'00010.3%8.6–13.3%13.1%
90'00010.8%9–13.9%14.1%
100'00011.5%9.7–14.7%15.3%
110'00012.2%10.3–15.4%16.3%
120'00012.7%10.7–16%17.2%
130'00013.1%11.2–16.6%18.1%
140'00013.7%11.7–17.2%19%
150'00014.2%12.1–17.7%19.7%
175'00015.4%13.3–19.1%21.6%
200'00016.5%14.3–20.3%23.2%
225'00017.6%15.3–21.5%24.6%
250'00018.5%16.2–22.6%25.8%
275'00019.3%17–23.5%26.8%
300'00020%17.6–24.2%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Tariff H425.56 Rp./kWh
Roof potential253 GWh/yr
Per inhabitant2'913 kWh/yr
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Second homes10.1 %
Premium regionRegion 1
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 1 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.

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Which municipality is the quarter Altstadt / Wey in?
The quarter Altstadt / Wey is a statistical quarter of the municipality of Lucerne. It has 2'232 residents (BFS, 2024).
What is the postal code of the quarter Altstadt / Wey?
Altstadt / Wey has no postal code of its own. Postal codes are delivery areas and do not follow quarter boundaries — 6004 overlap Altstadt / Wey.
Which BFS number does the Altstadt / Wey quarter carry?
The statistical quarter Altstadt / Wey carries BFS quarter code 1061010; it starts with the BFS municipality number 1061 of Lucerne.

Statistical quarters exist only for the 10 cities in the BFS City Statistics programme. The BFS keeps no quarter statistics for any other municipality.