Sursee constituency

Sursee constituency
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Lucerne (LU)
Main town :	-
FSO number :	0314
Area :	273.07  km²
Height range :	449–866 m above sea level M.
Residents:	74,817 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	274 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.lu.ch
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Seats in the Cantonal Council (2019-2023)

3 2 1 8th 4th 4th 3 2 1 8th 4th 4th  A total of 22 seats GPS : 3 SP : 2 glp : 1 CVP : 8 FDP : 4 SVP : 4

The constituency of Sursee is one of six constituencies in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland . In terms of area, it largely corresponds to the Sursee office , which was repealed on January 1, 2013 , with the exception of the Wolhusen municipality , which was newly incorporated into the Entlebuch constituency .

geography

The Sursee constituency comprises the communities around Lake Sempach and the upper Suhr Valley.

Communities in the constituency of Sursee

The constituency of Sursee consists of the following 19 municipalities:
As of January 1, 2013

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²
	Beromünster	6580	42.13
	Office	2541	5.37
	Buttisholz	3294	16.71
	Calibration	1626	5.94
	Geuensee	2942	6.47
	Big cheeks	3241	19.70
	Hildisrieden	2334	7.04
	Knutwil	2229	9.74
	Mauensee	1458	7.22
	Neuenkirch	7065	25.48
	Nottwil	3858	10.33
	Oberkirch	4707	9.10
	Rickenbach	3366	11.85
	Ruswil	6969	45.25
	Schenkon	2939	6.74
	Schlierbach	892	7.17
	Sempach	4169	8.91
	Sursee	9955	5.83
	Triengen	4652	22.09
	Total (19)	74,817	273.07

Changes in the community since 2013

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  Municipalities until 2012

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  Municipalities until 2014

Changes in the community

• 2013: Merger of Beromünster and Neudorf → Beromünster
• 2013: Fusion of Pfeffikon and Rickenbach → Rickenbach

• 2015: Change of the municipality boundary of the hamlet of Tann von Beromünster → Schenkon

Web links

Commons : Wahlkreis Sursee  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Sursee constituency on the website of the canton of Lucerne
• Stefan Röllin: Sursee constituency. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ^ Elections to the Cantonal Council - Sursee results. Canton of Lucerne, April 1, 2019, accessed on March 17, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.