| Subject Name: | Retschwil |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Canton: | Lucerne |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-LU |
| Coordinates: | 47.2°N 23°W |
| Postal Code: | 6285 |
| Municipality Code: | 1038 |
| Area: | 2.55 |
| Elevation: | 482 |
| Population: | 174 |
| Populationof: | December 2007 |
| Popofyear: | 2007 |
Retschwil was a municipality in the district of Hochdorf, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Retschwil together with Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, and Sulz joined Hitzkirch.
Retschwil has an area of 2.6km2. Of this area, 67.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25% is forested. The rest of the land, (7.8%) is settled.
On 21 May 2006 an attempt to merge the Hitzkirch and the surrounding 10 municipalities failed, when five of the eleven voted against the merger.[1] A less ambitious merger was then proposed and accepted, with the municipalities of Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joining Hitzkirch.[2] The merged municipality has an area of 24.62km2[3]
Retschwil has a population of 174, of which 1.7% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.9%. Most of the population speaks German (96.3%), with Portuguese being second most common (2.6%) and French being third (0.5%).
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the CVP which received 36.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (30.6%), the FDP (22.1%) and the Green Party (6.8%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 34% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.5% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 9.4%. In Retschwil about 74.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Retschwil has an unemployment rate of 0.58%., there were 37 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 5 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 16 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.[4]