Naz, Switzerland

Naz is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

[2] Naz has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.17 square kilometers (0.45 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 0.08 km2 (20 acres) or 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads).

[7] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Naz is; 30 children or 22.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 19 teenagers or 14.0% are between 10 and 19.

[10] About 62.5% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

[6] The historical population is given in the following chart:[2][13] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.74% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 39 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 52.0%.

[6] There were 43 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 48.8% of the workforce.

In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 7.

The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 1, in the sale or repair of motor vehicles.

[6] From the 2000 census[update], 17 or 18.7% were Roman Catholic, while 56 or 61.5% 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 296 children of which 96 children (32.4%) received subsidized pre-school care.

The canton's primary school program requires students to attend for four years.