Scherz

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subject_nameScherz
municipality_typeformer
image_photoScherz 004.jpg
imagepath_coaCHE Scherz AG COA.svg
imagepath_flagCHE Scherz Flag.svg
cantonAargau
iso-code-regionCH-AG
districtBrugg
coordinates
postal_code5246
municipality_code4113
area3.30
elevation408
population
websitescherz.ch
mayor
mayor_title
neighboring_municipalitiesHabsburg, Hausen, Holderbank, Lupfig, Schinznach-Bad
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Scherz is a former municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Scherz merged into the municipality of Lupfig.

Geography

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Scherz has an area, , of 3.3 km2. Of this area, 1.82 km2 or 55.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.1 km2 or 33.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.39 km2 or 11.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 5.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.5%. 33.0% of the total land area is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 41.8% is used for growing crops and 9.4% is pastures, while 3.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent a feather Gules between two other Or all issuant from a Heart Gules. This might be an example of canting, since the heart () is part of the name Scherz.

Demographics

Scherz has a population () of , 8.3% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of -1.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (95.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.7%) and French being third ( 1.6%).

The age distribution, , in Scherz is; 76 children or 12.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 77 teenagers or 12.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 60 people or 9.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 77 people or 12.5% are between 30 and 39, 121 people or 19.6% are between 40 and 49, and 84 people or 13.6% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 73 people or 11.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 40 people or 6.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 8 people or 1.3% who are between 80 and 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 or older.

, there were 10 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 86 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 117 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.52 individuals. There were a total of 4 empty apartments for a 1.6% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1.7 new units per 1000 residents.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 48.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (21.4%), the Green Party (8.7%) and the CSP (7.8%).

In Scherz about 86.9% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the school age population (), there are 67 students attending primary school in the municipality.

The historical population is given in the following table: |align=left | 1975 | 410 | 1980 | 441 | 1990 | 514 | 2000 | 576

Economy

, Scherz had an unemployment rate of 1.89%. , there were 37 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 16 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 58 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 17 businesses in this sector.

there was a total of 303 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 242 or about 79.9% of the residents worked outside Scherz while 28 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 89 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 12.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 57.4% used a private car.

Religion

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From the , 129 or 22.4% were Roman Catholic, while 319 or 55.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

References

References

  1. [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{in lang. de accessed 25 March 2010
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  4. [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 9 April 2010
  5. [http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)] {{Webarchive. link. (22 February 2012 {{in lang). de accessed 20 January 2010
  6. {{as of. 2008. link. (22 February 2012 {{in lang). de accessed 20 January 2010
  7. [http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen] {{Webarchive. link. (22 February 2012 {{in lang). de accessed 21 January 2010
  8. [http://www.ag.ch/staag/ Statistical Department of Canton Aargau – Aargauer Zahlen 2009] {{Webarchive. link. (22 February 2012 {{in lang). de accessed 20 January 2010

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