Morizès

Morizès (French pronunciation: [mɔʁizɛs]; Occitan: Maurisèth) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Morizès
Commune
Town hall
Location of Morizès
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Coordinates: 44°36′46″N 0°05′23″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Langon
Canton	Le Réolais et Les Bastides
Intercommunality	Réolais en Sud Gironde
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michèle Chovin[1]
Area 1	5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	531
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33294 /33190
Elevation	10–77 m (33–253 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	534	—
1968	542	+1.5%
1975	514	−5.2%
1982	508	−1.2%
1990	505	−0.6%
1999	508	+0.6%
2008	549	+8.1%
2022	531	−3.3%

Speedway

The motorcycle speedway track dominates the northern area of the commune. It is known as a Long Track and hosts important speedway events such as the 2024 FIM Long Track of Nations.^[3][4] Located at Le Parc, it is home to the Morizes Moto Club.^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department