Morez

For the village in Iran, see Morez, Iran.

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]

Morez
Part of Hauts de Bienne
Coat of arms
Location of Morez
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Coordinates: 46°31′22″N 6°01′23″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Saint-Claude
Canton	Hauts de Bienne
Commune	Hauts de Bienne
Area 1	9.67 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	4,564
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	39400
Elevation	650–1,302 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.

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

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,049 —     1806 1,291 +23.1% 1821 1,694 +31.2% 1831 2,067 +22.0% 1841 2,726 +31.9% 1851 3,153 +15.7% 1861 4,762 +51.0% 1872 5,178 +8.7% 1881 5,542 +7.0% 1891 5,124 −7.5% 1901 5,449 +6.3% 1911 5,928 +8.8% 1921 5,100 −14.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1931 4,981 −2.3% 1946 4,691 −5.8% 1954 5,588 +19.1% 1962 5,777 +3.4% 1968 6,408 +10.9% 1975 6,811 +6.3% 1982 6,739 −1.1% 1990 6,957 +3.2% 1999 6,144 −11.7% 2006 5,462 −11.1% 2012 5,982 +9.5% 2022 4,564 −23.7%

Gallery

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  Train bridges over Morez
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  Town hall of Morez
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  Comtoise clock

See also

• Communes of the Jura department
• Jean-Marc Olivier, Des clous, des horloges et des lunettes. Les campagnards moréziens en industrie, Paris, CTHS, 2004 (ISBN 2-7355-0480-8)