Prez, Switzerland
Prez 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.
World Heritage Site
The former municipality of Noréaz is home to the En Praz des Gueux prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.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. 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 of peat 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,, of.Demographics
The new municipality has a population of.Historic Population
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