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Hergiswil bei Willisau

Municipality in the canton of Lucerne · FSO no. 1132

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 1’016 parcels in Hergiswil bei Willisau, covering 31.4 km². 51.7% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 4’305 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’016
0.8% of the canton
Total area
31.4 km²

2.1% of the canton

Median area
4’305 m²

Canton: 1’199 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
51.7%

Canton: 63.1%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1993

Canton: 1988

Switzerland: 1976

About Hergiswil bei Willisau

Hergiswil bei Willisau is a municipality in the canton of Lucerne and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels on 2.1% of its area. The median parcel in Hergiswil bei Willisau measures 4’305 m², larger than the canton median of 1’199 m². Hergiswil bei Willisau is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 51.7% of its parcels have a building, against 63.1% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Landwirtschaftszone (41.4%), Wald (29.6%) and Wohnzone C (9%). In total, Hergiswil bei Willisau uses 16 zone designations.

According to the building register, Hergiswil bei Willisau has 1’419 buildings with 867 dwellings, 0.6 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 55.7% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 64.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.8% of them), and 33.9% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1993, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1988).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 525 (51.7%)Unbuilt: 491 (48.3%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Landwirtschaftszone42122.85 km²65.8%
Wald3017.76 km²7.3%
Wohnzone C910.06 km²91.2%
Wohnzone B490.04 km²87.8%
Dorfzone470.04 km²89.4%
Arbeits- und Wohnzone240.03 km²87.5%
Verkehrszone180.02 km²5.6%
Übriges Gebiet170.09 km²5.9%
Arbeitszone140.03 km²85.7%
Wohnzone A100.02 km²100.0%
Zone für öffentliche Zwecke a80.04 km²87.5%
Verkehrsfläche50.06 km²0.0%
Other zones (4 labels)110.35 km²54.5%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 1’419 buildings with 867 dwellings here; 255 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’419
Dwellings
867
Single-family houses
255
Building volume
1.4 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential458
  • Mixed use19
  • Non-residential918
  • Other24

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192034
  • 1920-194546
  • 1946-196032
  • 1961-198057
  • 1981-2000151
  • 2001-201090
  • 2011-202065
  • 2021 and later23
  • Unknown year27

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