Morbier
Sign in to saveMorbier () is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. From 1680 to 1920, Morbier was, with Morez, the centre of Comtoise clock production. It gave its name to the Morbier cheese, which is produced in a larger area in the Jura Mountains. It is part of Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park.
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Key facts
- French commune.canton
- Hauts de Bienne
- French commune.mayor
- Philippe Huguenet
- French commune.name
- Morbier
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Jura 1 1.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A view of Morbier
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason fr Morbier 39.svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 39367
- French commune.postal code
- 39400
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Claude
- French commune.term
- 2023–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Haut-Jura Arcade
- French commune.elevation min m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Morbier
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Claude
- Population
- +2456
- Area
- +41.58
- Elevation
- +994
- Shares border with
- Grande-Rivière
- Official website
- www.morbier.fr
- Image
- Jura 1 1.jpg
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Morbier () is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. From 1680 to 1920, Morbier was, with Morez, the centre of Comtoise clock production. It gave its name to the Morbier cheese, which is produced in a larger area in the Jura Mountains. It is part of Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park.
== Population== In January 2007, Morbier absorbed the formerly independent commune of Tancua. Population data in the table below before 2007 refer to the commune of Morbier without Tancua.