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Prez

Merger 2020 Canton of Fribourg · District: Sarine · 2'487 inhabitants (31.12.2025)
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Origin of the name Prez

The municipality bears the name Prez, that of the old parish to which Prez-vers-Noréaz, Corserey, Noréaz, Seedorf, Ponthaux and Nierlet originally belonged. The name was submitted to the cantonal nomenclature commission and to swisstopo before the vote. Corserey, Noréaz and Prez-vers-Noréaz remain the names of the villages.[1][3]

Founding of Prez

Prez brings together Corserey, Noréaz and Prez-vers-Noréaz, a legal population of 2'226 at the end of 2017 on 15.93 km². Voters accepted the merger on 10 February 2019 by 674 votes to 188. The Grand Council adopted the decree on 25 June 2019 and the municipality came into being on 1 January 2020, with state aid of 391'380 francs. It has a general council of 30 members. Its coat of arms, red and blue, bears three scallop shells, a reminder of the Way of St James, and a golden lion. By area Prez is the third largest municipality in the district of Sarine, after Gibloux and Le Mouret.[1][2][3]

History of Prez

2013. On 28 May the Council of State approves the merger plan of the prefect of Sarine. Its « Sarine-Ouest » project brings together ten municipalities: Autigny, Avry, Chénens, Corserey, Cottens, Matran, Neyruz, Noréaz, Prez-vers-Noréaz and La Brillaz.[1]

2015. On 8 March a consultative vote sinks the ten-way merger, rejected in Avry and Matran.[1]

2018. In spring the executives of Corserey, Noréaz and Prez-vers-Noréaz launch their own project. The three mayors form a steering committee, supported by an external project manager and six working groups.[1]

2018. On 30 August a first draft agreement goes to the Municipalities Department for preliminary review.[1]

2018. The three municipal councils sign the merger agreement on 3 December.[1]

2019. On 14, 15 and 16 January information meetings are held for the population.[1]

2019. On 10 February the merger passes by 674 votes to 188: 145 to 8 in Corserey, 182 to 133 in Noréaz and 347 to 47 in Prez-vers-Noréaz.[1][3]

2019. On 30 April the Council of State adopts its message, which sees this union as a step towards the « Sarine-Ouest » project.[1]

2019. The Grand Council approves the merger decree on 25 June.[2]

2020. On 1 January the municipality of Prez replaces the three municipalities.[1][3]

Population of Prez

Sources and references: [1][4]

Population of Prez
20101'779 (legal population)
20172'226 (legal population)
20252'487

Sources

  1. Conseil d'État du canton de Fribourg, message 2018-DIAF-32 accompagnant le projet de décret relatif à la fusion des communes de Corserey, Noréaz et Prez-vers-Noréaz (30.04.2019)
  2. Grand Conseil du canton de Fribourg, Parlinfo, affaire 2018-DIAF-32 « Fusion des communes de Corserey, Noréaz et Prez-vers-Noréaz »
  3. Commune de Prez, « Histoire »
  4. Service de la statistique du canton de Fribourg (SStat), « Population des communes, de 1900 à 2025 » (T01-02-03), population résidante permanente au 31.12.2025

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