Morez
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Morez | |
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Part of Hauts de Bienne | |
Coordinates: 46°31′22″N 6°01′23″E / 46.5228°N 6.0231°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Jura |
Arrondissement | Saint-Claude |
Canton | Hauts de Bienne |
Commune | Hauts de Bienne |
Area 1 | 9.67 km2 (3.73 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 4,781 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 39400 |
Elevation | 650–1,302 m (2,133–4,272 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Morez (French pronunciation: [mɔʁe]) is a former commune of the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Hauts de Bienne.[2]
The town is mostly known for the manufacture of spectacles. From 1680 to 1920, Morez was with Morbier the center of Comtoise clock production.
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Train bridges over Morez
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Town hall of Morez
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[edit]- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral Archived 2016-10-07 at the Wayback Machine 29 December 2015
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