Morez
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.
Morez
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- Morez
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Morez is a place recorded by the INSEE Code officiel géographique and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.
Classification
The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Morez as an inhabited place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Bourgogne-Franche-Comté as the administrative unit of Morez.
History
On 1 January 2016, Morez, then in the department of Jura (France), merged into Hauts de Bienne, according to the INSEE Code officiel géographique.
Institutions cited
INSEE Code officiel géographique · Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
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Overview
Overview
From 1680 to 1920, Morez was with Morbier the center of Comtoise clock production.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Morez • Arrondissement — Saint-Claude • Canton — Hauts de Bienne • Insee — 39368 • Postal Code — 39400 • Commune — Hauts de Bienne • Elevation Min M — 650 • Elevation Max M — 1302 • Area Km2 — 9.67 • Population — 4564 • Population Date — 2022
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Gallery
• Illustration — Train bridges over Morez • Illustration — Town hall of Morez • Illustration — Comtoise clock
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
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- 1.INSEE. Populations de référence 2022. December 2024.
- 2.Arrêté préfectoral 29 December 2015
- 3.Cassini-Ehess 23974 Morez
- 4.Populations légales 2012, INSEE
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Jean-Marc Olivier, Des clous, des horloges et des lunettes. Les campagnards moréziens en industrie, Paris, CTHS, 2004 (ISBN 2-7355-0480-8)
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1- Michel PinseauDesigner
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