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Lungern

Get to know Lungern

Lungern is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.

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It encompasses Lake Lungern and, besides the village of Lungern, the settlements of Bürglen, Kaiserstuhl and Obsee.

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Landscape

The shape of the place

The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

42%

Forest

  • Forest42%
  • Agriculture40%
  • Other10%
  • Water5%
  • Settlement4%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

The recorded housing stock includes 1'488 homes. The details below show when they were counted and how the stock is changing.

Homes to rentHomes to buy

1'488

Dwellings

More about Housing
Vacancy
1.55%As of 1 June 2026

2026

1.55%

1.60.80
20222026
Vacancy
20150.64%
20160.78%
20170.99%
20181.59%
20192.17%
20202.29%
20211.66%
20220.89%
20231.44%
20241.64%
20251.55%
20261.55%
Dwellings1'488Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 921 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings18During 2024
Primary residences81%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage2%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 2.5% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

2'132

2.1K1.1K0
20212025
Population
20102'080
20112'092
20122'098
20132'087
20142'113
20152'142
20162'129
20172'122
20182'120
20192'111
20202'138
20212'082
20222'086
20232'061
20242'072
20252'132
More about People
Population
2'132End of 2025

2025

2'132

2.1K1.1K0
20212025
Population
20102'080
20112'092
20122'098
20132'087
20142'113
20152'142
20162'129
20172'122
20182'120
20192'111
20202'138
20212'082
20222'086
20232'061
20242'072
20252'132
Foreign residents
12.1%End of 2025

2025

12.1%

12.16.10
20212025
Foreign residents
201010.1%
20119.8%
20129.9%
20139.6%
201410.8%
201512.4%
201612.1%
201711.6%
201810.8%
201910.8%
202010.6%
202110.7%
202210.6%
202310.7%
202411.9%
202512.1%
Jobs (FTE)
904

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 904 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

904

939469.50
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
2011880
2012908
2013914
2014939
2015896
2016862
2017897
2018918
2019929
2020912
2021922
2022923
2023939
2024904

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 11'505

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 11'505/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
525%Tax year 2026

2026

525%

525262.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010500%
2011500%
2012500%
2013500%
2014500%
2015500%
2016525%
2017525%
2018525%
2019525%
2020495%
2021525%
2022495%
2023525%
2024525%
2025525%
2026525%
Median taxable income
CHF 49'150All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 49'150

49.2K24.6K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 39'000
2011CHF 38'900
2012CHF 39'900
2013CHF 40'000
2014CHF 42'700
2015CHF 43'100
2016CHF 44'500
2017CHF 45'050
2018CHF 44'100
2019CHF 46'000
2020CHF 47'500
2021CHF 48'100
2022CHF 49'150
Median net income
CHF 54'300As of 2022

2022

CHF 54'300

54.3K27.2K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 44'900
2011CHF 45'800
2012CHF 45'950
2013CHF 46'450
2014CHF 49'000
2015CHF 49'700
2016CHF 50'850
2017CHF 50'250
2018CHF 50'000
2019CHF 51'900
2020CHF 52'500
2021CHF 53'800
2022CHF 54'300
Paying direct federal tax79%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
325%Tax year 2026

2026

325%

335167.50
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010295%
2011295%
2012295%
2013295%
2014295%
2015305%
2016305%
2017305%
2018305%
2019305%
2020335%
2021335%
2022335%
2023335%
2024335%
2025325%
2026325%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Rural
Municipality type
Centrally located rural municipality
Language region
German
Labour market region
Sarnen
Mountain region
Yes

Federal Statistical Office · 2020