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Canton of Lucerne Map
Every district, city and town in the Canton of Lucerne on one zoomable map, with its main highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and districts above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a district to see its population, area and largest towns.
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Printable maps of the Canton of Lucerne
Free to print for class and home: the Canton of Lucerne with its cities and towns, a map of its districts, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.
Canton of Lucerne map with cities
Canton of Lucerne districts map
Key facts
- Capital
- Lucerne
- Largest city
- Lucerne (86,699)
- Population
- 441,500 (2025)
- Area
- 1,429 km² (552 sq mi)
- Districts of the Canton of Lucerne
- 6
- Most populous district
- Luzern-Land (113,135)
- Largest district by area
- Entlebuch, 425 km² (164 sq mi)
About the Canton of Lucerne
The Canton of Lucerne has 6 districts and about 441,500 people (2025) on 1,429 km² (552 sq mi). Lucerne is both the capital and the largest city, with 86,699 people. It borders Bern, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug and Aargau.
Luzern-Land is the most populous district (113,135 people) and Entlebuch the least (24,554); Entlebuch is the largest by area (425 km²) and Luzern-Stadt the smallest (29 km²).
Largest cities in the Canton of Lucerne
The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 79 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.
| # | City | District | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucerne | Luzern-Stadt | 86,699 |
| 2 | Emmen | Hochdorf | 32,777 |
| 3 | Kriens | Luzern-Land | 30,685 |
| 4 | Horw | Luzern-Land | 15,939 |
| 5 | Ebikon | Luzern-Land | 14,737 |
| 6 | Sursee | Sursee | 11,118 |
| 7 | Hochdorf | Hochdorf | 10,158 |
| 8 | Willisau | Willisau | 9,297 |
| 9 | Rothenburg | Hochdorf | 7,983 |
| 10 | Malters | Luzern-Land | 7,930 |
| 11 | Meggen | Luzern-Land | 7,718 |
| 12 | Reiden | Willisau | 7,690 |
| 13 | Ruswil | Sursee | 7,645 |
| 14 | Neuenkirch | Sursee | 7,243 |
| 15 | Buchrain | Luzern-Land | 7,013 |
| 16 | Beromünster | Sursee | 6,963 |
| 17 | Root | Luzern-Land | 6,712 |
| 18 | Dagmersellen | Willisau | 6,144 |
| 19 | Hitzkirch | Hochdorf | 6,067 |
| 20 | Adligenswil | Luzern-Land | 5,704 |
| 21 | Oberkirch | Sursee | 5,213 |
| 22 | Triengen | Sursee | 5,051 |
| 23 | Schötz | Willisau | 4,983 |
| 24 | Weggis | Luzern-Land | 4,874 |
| 25 | Wolhusen | Entlebuch | 4,868 |
Populations are the Federal Statistical Office's permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 (STATPOP), counted in the municipalities of 1 January 2026; each district's figure is the sum of its municipalities, and the canton's (441,500) the sum of its six districts, which are its constituencies (Wahlkreise).
Districts of the Canton of Lucerne
All 6 districts. Select one to show it on the map.
| District | 24,554 | 425 | |
| District | 77,831 | 177 | |
| District | 113,135 | 188 | |
| District | 86,699 | 29 | |
| District | 80,894 | 273 | |
| District | 58,387 | 337 |
Quizzes and worksheets
Sources
- Districts, municipalities and cantons: swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, edition 2026-01 (the boundaries of 1 January 2026, with land and lake areas), data.geo.admin.ch.
- District names and the municipalities in each: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), official register of Swiss municipalities, state on 1 January 2026 (agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch).
- Populations: FSO, STATPOP, permanent resident population on 31 December 2025 by municipality (table px-x-0102010000_101), counted in the municipalities of 1 January 2026.
- National roads: Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), national road axes (ch.astra.nationalstrassenachsen), data.geo.admin.ch.
- Main roads, lakes, rivers and town locations: swisstopo, swissTLMRegio 2026.