Naz is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
The municipalities of Dommartin, Naz, Poliez-le-Grand and Sugnens merged on 1 July 2011 into the new municipality of Montilliez.
History
Naz is first mentioned around 1200 as Nars.
Geography
Naz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 69.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 21.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 6.8% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 3.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 53.8% is used for growing crops and 15.4% is pastures.
The municipality was part of the Echallens District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Naz became part of the new district of Gros-de-Vaud.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, on a Bend Argent three Shovels bendwise Gules.
Demographics
Naz has a population () of 137. , 13.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 52.2%. It has changed at a rate of 33.3% due to migration and at a rate of 18.9% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population () speaks French (87 or 95.6%) with the rest speaking German
Of the population in the municipality 29 or about 31.9% were born in Naz and lived there in 2000. There were 35 or 38.5% who were born in the same canton, while 18 or 19.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 6 or 6.6% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 5 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 death of a Swiss citizen. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 4 while the foreign population remained the same. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 7 and the non-Swiss population increased by 6 people. This represents a population growth rate of 10.1%.
The age distribution, , 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. Of the adult population, 14 people or 10.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 26 people or 19.1% are between 30 and 39, 24 people or 17.6% are between 40 and 49, and 16 people or 11.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 4 people or 2.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3 people or 2.2% are between 70 and 79, there are people or 0.0% who are between 80 and 89.
, there were 47 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 41 married individuals, 2 widows or widowers and 1 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.63 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.61 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. 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).
, there were 26 private households in the municipality, and an average of 3.3 persons per household. There were 4 households that consist of only one person and 6 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 29 households that answered this question, 13.8% were households made up of just one person. Of the rest of the households, there are 5 married couples without children, 16 married couples with children There was one single parent with a child or children.
there were 14 single family homes (or 46.7% of the total) out of a total of 30 inhabited buildings. There was 1 multi-family building (3.3%), along with 10 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (33.3%) and 5 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (16.7%). Of the single family homes 6 were built before 1919, while 6 were built between 1990 and 2000. The multi-family building was built between 1996 and 2000.