Willisau
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Location of Willisau | |
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| Coordinates: 47°7′N 8°0′E / 47.117°N 8.000°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Lucerne |
| District | Willisau |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.69 km2 (16.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 7,752 |
| • Density | 185.9/km2 (481.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6130 |
| SFOS number | 1151 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-LU |
| Surrounded by | Alberswil, Ettiswil, Gettnau, Grosswangen, Hergiswil bei Willisau, Luthern, Menznau, Ufhusen, Zell |
| Website | willisau.ch |
Willisau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the Lucerne canton of Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2006 from the municipalities of Willisau Land (W. Country) and Willisau Stadt (W. Town). On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Gettnau merged into Willisau.