Prez () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the district of
Sarine in the
canton of
Fribourg
or is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Canton of Fribourg, Fribourg and district of Sarine (district), La Sarine. Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, adminis ...
in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. On 1 January 2020, the former municipalities of
Corserey,
Noréaz and
Prez-vers-Noréaz
Prez-vers-Noréaz () is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sarine (district), Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipalities of Corserey, Noréaz and Prez-vers-Norà ...
merged to form the new municipality of Prez.
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
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World Heritage Site
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.
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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 bog
A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and musk ...
gy area near the present shore of the Lac de Seedorf. Under a layer of about of peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...
timbers, gravel and stone slabs were discovered.
History
Corserey
Corserey is first mentioned around 1150-62 as ''Corserei''.
Noréaz
Noréaz is first mentioned in 1134 as ''Noarea''.
Prez-vers-Noréaz
Prez-vers-Noréaz is first mentioned in 1156 as ''de Pratellis''.
Geography
Post-merger Prez has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey), of .
Demographics
The new municipality has a population () of .
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000
accessed 27 April 2016
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References
External links
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Municipalities of the canton of Fribourg