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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.

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Coordinates: 46°31′22″N 6°01′23″E / 46.5228°N 6.0231°E / 46.5228; 6.0231
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementSaint-Claude
CantonHauts de Bienne
CommuneHauts de Bienne
Area
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9.67 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)1
4,564
 • Density472/km2 (1,220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
39400
Elevation650–1,302 m (2,133–4,272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Morez (French pronunciation: [mɔʁe]) 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.2

The town is mostly known for the manufacture of spectacles. From 1680 to 1920, Morez was with Morbier the center of Comtoise clock production.

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  1. "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
  2. Arrêté préfectoral Archived 2016-10-07 at the Wayback Machine 29 December 2015