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Coordinates: 47°27′N 8°11′E / 47.450°N 8.183°ECoordinates: 47°27′N 8°11′E / 47.450°N 8.183°E | ||
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 |
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Scherz is a municipality in the district of Brugg in canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Scherz has an area, as of 2009[update], 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[update]) of 649 As of June 2009[update], 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[update]) speaks German (95.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.7%) and French being third ( 1.6%).
The age distribution, as of 2008[update], 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.