Mauraz is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.
[3] Mauraz has an area, as of 2009[update], of 0.5 square kilometers (0.19 sq mi).
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Wall embattled Argent masoned Sable.
[9] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks French (46 or 95.8%), with German being second most common (1 or 2.1%) and Italian being third (1 or 2.1%).
[8] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Mauraz is; 9 children or 16.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 6 teenagers or 10.9% are between 10 and 19.
[9] The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 23.38% of the vote.
In the federal election, a total of 20 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 51.3%.
[9] There were 25 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.0% of the workforce.
In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles and 1 was a technical professional or scientist.
From the 2000 census[update], 10 or 20.8% were Roman Catholic, while 32 or 66.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.
In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.
[17] During the school year, the political district provided pre-school care for a total of 631 children of which 203 children (32.2%) received subsidized pre-school care.
The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years.
[18] As of 2000[update], there were 5 students from Mauraz who attended schools outside the municipality.