Morbihan

Morbihan
Morbihan
Department
	Prefecture building of the Morbihan department, in Vannes
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Morbihan in France
	Coordinates: 47°50′N 02°50′W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Prefecture	Vannes
Subprefectures	Lorient; Pontivy
Government
• President of the General Council	François Goulard
Area 1
• Total	6,823 km2 (2,634 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	737,778
• Rank	31st
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number	56
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	21
Communes	253
	^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Morbihan (French pronunciation: [mɔʁbi.ɑ̃]; Breton: Mor-Bihan, Breton pronunciation: [morˈbiˑãn]) is a department found in the west of France in the Brittany region. Its prefecture is Vannes and its population is about 677,000 (2006 estimation). It is one of the 83 first French departments made during the French revolution.

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Morbihan has also two subprefectures: Lorient and Pontivy.

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