Morez
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Part of Hauts-de-Bienne | |
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Location of Morez  | |
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| 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 | Morez |
| Commune | Hauts-de-Bienne |
| Area 1 | 9.67 km2 (3.73 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 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.[1]
The town is mostly known for the manufacture of spectacles. From 1680 to 1920, Morez was with Morbier the center of Comtoise clock production.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 1,049 | — |
| 1806 | 1,291 | +23.1% |
| 1821 | 1,694 | +31.2% |
| 1831 | 2,067 | +22.0% |
| 1841 | 2,726 | +31.9% |
| 1851 | 3,153 | +15.7% |
| 1861 | 4,762 | +51.0% |
| 1872 | 5,178 | +8.7% |
| 1881 | 5,542 | +7.0% |
| 1891 | 5,124 | −7.5% |
| 1901 | 5,449 | +6.3% |
| 1911 | 5,928 | +8.8% |
| 1921 | 5,100 | −14.0% |
| 1931 | 4,981 | −2.3% |
| 1946 | 4,691 | −5.8% |
| 1954 | 5,588 | +19.1% |
| 1962 | 5,777 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 6,408 | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 6,811 | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 6,739 | −1.1% |
| 1990 | 6,957 | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 6,144 | −11.7% |
| 2006 | 5,462 | −11.1% |
| 2012 | 5,982 | +9.5% |
Gallery
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Train bridges over Morez -
Town hall of Morez -
See also
References
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral Archived 2016-10-07 at the Wayback Machine 29 December 2015
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