Swiss Towns / Episode 155
Meyriez
28 October 2026 · Fribourg
What happened in this episode?
In episode 155, Meyriez was selected by the wheel and eliminated from the Swiss Towns series. The municipality finished in place 1'956 out of 2'110 participants. After this spin, 1'955 municipalities remained in the race.
Municipality profile
Meyriez lies in the canton of Fribourg. It has 586 permanent residents and covers 0.34 km², which corresponds to around 1'724 residents per km².
- Canton: Fribourg
- 586 permanent residents
- Area: 0.34 km²
Meyriez gained new land from the lake.
After the first Jura water correction, the former fishing village gained a strip of land about sixty metres wide beside Lake Murten. A Neolithic oak dugout canoe also survives.