Morez
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
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| Coordinates: 46°31′22″N 6°01′23″E / 46.5228°N 6.0231°ECoordinates: 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 | |
| Intercommunality | Haut Jura | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Laurent Petit | |
| Area1 | 9.67 km2 (3.73 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 4,982 | |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39368 /39400 | |
| Elevation | 650–1,302 m (2,133–4,272 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
The town is mostly known for the manufacture of spectacles. From 1680 to 1920, Morez was with Morbier the center of Comtoise clock production.
Train bridges over Morez
Town hall of Morez
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