Of the rest of the land, 9.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (16.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (91.0%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.0%) and French being third ( 1.1%).

[7] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 89.1% of the vote.

The Lucerne S-Bahn services S4 and S5 combine to provide four trains per hour at each station.

[8][9] The main sights of Hergiswil are: an old clergy house, the church, the chapel Maria zum guten Rat, old mansion Thumigerhaus, and a glazier's workshop with museum.