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 est un lieu enregistré par la INSEE Code officiel géographique et la Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names.
Classement
Les notices d'autorité de la Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names enregistrent Morez comme lieu habité. Les notices d'autorité de la Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names enregistrent Bourgogne-Franche-Comté comme unité administrative de Morez.
Histoire
Le 1er janvier 2016, Morez, alors dans le département « Jura » (France), a fusionné dans Hauts de Bienne, selon la INSEE Code officiel géographique.
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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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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 27 September 2026.
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