Morez
Sign in to saveMorez () 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Hauts de Bienne
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 6,495
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Morez
- French commune.image
- Viaducs de morez.JPG
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Morez 25.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Claude
- French commune.canton
- Hauts de Bienne
- French commune.INSEE
- 39368
- French commune.postal code
- 39400
- French commune.commune
- Hauts de Bienne
- French commune.elevation min m
- 650
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1302
- French commune.area km2
- 9.67
- French commune.population
- 4564
- French commune.population date
Key dates
- Dissolved
- 31 December 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Morez-la-Montagne
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Claude
- Population
- +4813
- Area
- +9.67
- Elevation
- +917
- Shares border with
- Longchaumois
- Official website
- www.ville-morez.fr
- Image
- Morez-depuis-Crottes.jpg
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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.
The town is mostly known for the manufacture of spectacles. From 1680 to 1920, Morez was with Morbier the center of Comtoise clock production.