# Scherz

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**Scherz** is a former [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Switzerland) in the district of [Brugg](/source/Brugg_(district)) in [canton](/source/Cantons_of_Switzerland) of [Aargau](/source/Aargau) in [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland). On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Scherz merged into the municipality of [Lupfig](/source/Lupfig).

## Geography

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.[1]

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.[1]

## Coat of arms

The [blazon](/source/Blazon) of the municipal [coat of arms](/source/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](/source/Canting_arms), since the heart (German: *Herz*) is part of the name Scherz.[2]

## Demographics

Scherz has a population (As of ) of As of June 2009, 8.3% of the population are foreign nationals.[3] 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%).[4]

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 90 or older.[5]

As of 2000, 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.[6] In 2008 there were 120 single family homes (or 48.6% of the total) out of a total of 247 homes and apartments.[7] There were a total of 4 empty apartments for a 1.6% vacancy rate.[7] As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 1.7 new units per 1000 residents.[4]

In the [2007 federal election](/source/2007_Swiss_federal_election) the most popular party was the [SVP](/source/Swiss_People's_Party) which received 48.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [SP](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (21.4%), the [Green Party](/source/Green_Party_of_Switzerland) (8.7%) and the [CSP](/source/Christian_Social_Party_(Switzerland)) (7.8%).[4]

In Scherz about 86.9% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory [upper secondary education](/source/Education_in_Switzerland#Secondary) or additional higher education (either university or a *[Fachhochschule](/source/Fachhochschule)*).[4] Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 67 students attending [primary school](/source/Education_in_Switzerland#Primary) in the municipality.[6]

The historical population is given in the following table:[5]

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1975 410 — 1980 441 +7.6% 1990 514 +16.6% 2000 576 +12.1%

## Economy

As of In 2007 2007, Scherz had an unemployment rate of 1.89%. As of 2005, there were 37 people employed in the [primary economic sector](/source/Primary_sector_of_the_economy) and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 16 people are employed in the [secondary sector](/source/Secondary_sector_of_the_economy) and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 58 people are employed in the [tertiary sector](/source/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy), with 17 businesses in this sector.[4]

As of 2000 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.[8] Of the working population, 12.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 57.4% used a private car.[4]

## Religion

From the 2000 census, 129 or 22.4% were [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic), while 319 or 55.5% belonged to the [Swiss Reformed Church](/source/Swiss_Reformed_Church).[6]

## References

1. [Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html) 2009 data (in German) accessed 25 March 2010

1. [Flags of the World.com](https://archive.today/20120802053409/http://www.fotw.us/flags/ch-ag086.html) accessed 9 April 2010

1. [Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung](http://www.ag.ch/staag/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/) 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010

1. [Swiss Federal Statistical Office](http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html) accessed 9 April 2010

1. [Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)](http://www.ag.ch/staag/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/) 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010

1. [Statistical Department of Canton Aargau – Aargauer Zahlen 2009](http://www.ag.ch/staag/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/) 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010

1. [Statistical Department of Canton Aargau](http://www.ag.ch/staag/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/) 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 20 January 2010

1. [Statistical Department of Canton Aargau-Bereich 11 Verkehr und Nachrichtenwesen](http://www.ag.ch/staag/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120222045014/http://www.ag.ch/staag/) 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 January 2010

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