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Hergiswil bei Willisau
Lucernevillage
Total population
1,809
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Hergiswil bei Willisau is a village in Lucerne, Switzerland. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 1,809. Located at 47.084°, 7.958°, Hergiswil bei Willisau occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,254 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 49% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta5,221
- European roe deerCapreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia2,939
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,641
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta2,388
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta2,195
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta2,004
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta1,803
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,749
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.7 — 2026-04-264 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
- M 4.1 — 2025-07-214 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
- M 3.5 — 2024-06-271 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
- M 4.2 — 2024-06-042 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
- M 4.4 — 2023-03-221 km NW of Pont-de-Roide, France
- M 3.9 — 2022-09-101 km WSW of Zimmersheim, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- BFS-Nr
- 1132
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,913
- Wikidata
- Q14603
Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • BFS — Swiss Federal Statistical Office — Gemeindenummer via Wikidata P771