Morbier

Morbier
A view of Morbier
Location of Morbier
Morbier
Morbier
Coordinates: 46°32′15″N 6°01′03″E / 46.5375°N 6.0175°E / 46.5375; 6.0175
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementSaint-Claude
CantonHauts de Bienne
IntercommunalityCC Haut-Jura Arcade
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Philippe Huguenet[1]
Area
1
34.84 km2 (13.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,456
 • Density70.49/km2 (182.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
39367 /39400
Elevation650–1,180 m (2,130–3,870 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Morbier (French pronunciation: [mɔʁbje] ) is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France.[3] From 1680 to 1920, Morbier was, with Morez, the centre of Comtoise clock production. It gave its name to the Morbier cheese, which is produced in a larger area in the Jura Mountains.[4] It is part of Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park.

Population

In January 2007, Morbier absorbed the formerly independent commune of Tancua.[5] Population data in the table below before 2007 refer to the commune of Morbier without Tancua.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Le fromage Morbier AOP
  5. ^ Arrêté du 10 octobre 2006 portant modification aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Légifrance.
  6. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Morbier, EHESS (in French).
  7. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE