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Scherz

Scherz
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Coat of arms of Scherz
Coat of arms
Scherz is located in Switzerland
Scherz
Scherz
Scherz is located in Canton of Aargau
Scherz
Scherz
Coordinates: 47°27′N 8°11′E / 47.450°N 8.183°E / 47.450; 8.183Coordinates: 47°27′N 8°11′E / 47.450°N 8.183°E / 47.450; 8.183
Country Switzerland
Canton Aargau
District Brugg
Area
 • Total 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Elevation 408 m (1,339 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 649
 • Density 200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Postal code 5246
SFOS number 4113
Surrounded by Habsburg, Hausen, Holderbank, Lupfig, Schinznach-Bad
Website www.scherz.ch
SFSO statistics

Scherz is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Scherz has an area, as of 2009, of 3.3 square kilometers (1.3 sq mi). Of this area, 1.82 square kilometers (0.70 sq mi) or 55.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.1 square kilometers (0.42 sq mi) or 33.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.39 square kilometers (0.15 sq mi) or 11.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) 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.

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 (German: Herz) is part of the name Scherz.

Scherz has a population (as of December 2015) of 649 As of June 2009, 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 (as of 2000) speaks German (95.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.7%) and French being third ( 1.6%).

The age distribution, as of 2008, 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 between 90 and older.


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