Mauraz

Geschichte

Mauraz is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Morges.HistoryMauraz is first mentioned in 1324 as Moraz. In 1547 it was mentioned as Moura.GeographyMauraz has an area, of 0.5km2. Of this area, 0.38km2 or 76.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.05km2 or 10.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.04km2 or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 8.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.0%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 48.0% is used for growing crops and 26.0% is pastures, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops.The municipality was part of the Cossonay District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Mauraz became part of the new district of Morges.The municipality is located at the confluence of the Veyron and the Morand rivers.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure, a Wall embattled Argent masoned Sable.DemographicsMauraz has a population of., 9.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 31%. It has changed at a rate of 19% due to migration and at a rate of 14.3% due to births and deaths.