Prêles

Also known as Prêles BE, Preles, Preles BE

Prêles (; German name: Prägelz) is a former municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura (Jura Bernois).

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Prêles
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.image_photo: Village de Prêles.JPG
Swiss town.image_caption: Prêles village
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Prêles COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Prêles Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Bern
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-BE
Swiss town.district: Jura bernois
Swiss town.postal_code: 2515
Swiss town.municipality_code: 0725
Swiss town.area: 6.98
Swiss town.elevation: 822
Swiss town.population: 908
Swiss town.populationof: Dec 2011
Swiss town.popofyear: 2011
Swiss town.website: www.preles.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Nods, Diesse, Lamboing, Twann, Ligerz, La Neuveville, Lignières (NE)

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History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
References
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The proposed merger of the municipalities of Diesse, Lamboing, Nods and Prêles into the new municipality of Le Plateau de Diesse was rejected by voters. However, on 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Prêles, Diesse and Lamboing merged into the new municipality of Plateau de Diesse.

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