Meyriez (French: [mɛːʁije]; Arpitan:
Mêriéz [mɛˈʁi] ; German:
Merlach) is a municipality in the district of See or du Lac in the
Canton of Fribourg 
in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French-speaking canton of Fribourg.
History
Meyriez is first mentioned in 1162 as de Meriaco. In 1178 it was mentioned as Meriei.
Geography
Meyriez has an area of 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi). Of this area, 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi) or 2.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0 km2 (0 sq mi) or 0.0% is forested.