Buch, Schaffhausen
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| Coordinates: 47°43′N 8°47′E / 47.717°N 8.783°ECoordinates: 47°43′N 8°47′E / 47.717°N 8.783°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Schaffhausen | |
| District | n.a. | |
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| • Total | 3.79 km2 (1.46 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 416 m (1,365 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 316 | |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8263 | |
| SFOS number | 2961 | |
| Surrounded by | Gailingen am Hochrhein (DE-BW), Gottmadingen (DE-BW), Ramsen | |
| Website |
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Buch is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
Buch is first mentioned in 1080 when Gerolt von Buch appears as a witness in a document.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules an Orb Argent banded Or and crossed of the second.
Buch has an area, as of 2006[update], of 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located in the Stein district. It is a farm village on the Biber river which empties into the Rhine.
Buch has a population (as of 2008[update]) of 296, of which 20.3% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008[update]), 83.3% are from Germany, and 16.7% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (74.8%), with Turkish being second most common ( 5.3%) and Arabic being third ( 2.3%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2008[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.2%.
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