Prez, Switzerland

Prez (French pronunciation: [pʁe]) is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020, the former municipalities of Corserey, Noréaz and Prez-vers-Noréaz merged to form the new municipality of Prez.^[1]

Prez
Municipality
Noréaz village
Coat of arms
Location of Prez
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Coordinates: 46°47′N 7°1′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Fribourg
District	Sarine
Government
• Mayor	Syndic
Area
• Total	12.61 km2 (4.87 sq mi)
Population  (December 2020)
• Total	2,345
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1746,1747 & 1757
SFOS number	2237
ISO 3166 code	CH-FR
Surrounded by	Avry, Corminboeuf, Grolley-Ponthaux, La Brillaz, Montagny, Torny
Website	prez.ch SFSO statistics

World Heritage Site

The former municipality of Noréaz is home to the En Praz des Gueux prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[2]

En Praz des Gueux is the only prehistoric lakeside settlement on the banks of a small lake in the Canton of Fribourg. The site is dated to the classic Cortaillod era (4000-3500 BC). The site was discovered by accident in 1971 in a boggy area near the present shore of the Lac de Seedorf. Under a layer of about 70 cm (28 in) of peat timbers, gravel and stone slabs were discovered.^[3]

History

Corserey

Corserey is first mentioned around 1150-62 as Corserei.^[4]

Noréaz

Noréaz is first mentioned in 1134 as Noarea.^[5]

Prez-vers-Noréaz

Prez-vers-Noréaz is first mentioned in 1156 as de Pratellis.^[6]

Geography

Post-merger Prez has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of 12.61 km² (4.87 sq mi).^[7]

Demographics

The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020^[update]) of 2,345.^[8]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:^[9]