Morbier

For the cheese, see Morbier (cheese).

Morbier
Morbier
Location within Franche-Comté region  Morbier
Administration
Country	France
Region	Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Saint-Claude
Canton	Morez
Statistics
Elevation	650–1,180 m (2,130–3,870 ft)
Land area1	34.84 km2 (13.45 sq mi)
Population2	2,383  (2006)
- Density	68 /km2 (180 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	39367/ 39400
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 46°32′15″N 6°01′03″E / 46.5375°N 6.0175°E / 46.5375; 6.0175

Morbier is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.

From 1680 to 1920, Morbier was with Morez the center of Comtoise clock production.

Demographics

Date of Population

1793 1800 1806 1820 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1880 1880 1903 - 1911 2042 2090 2087 1978 1944

1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1880 1660 1681 1681 1657 1577 1545 1573 1719

1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1456 1466 1433 1002 1060 1020 966 886 1123

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2004 - - 1217 1273 1547 1667 1964 2069 - - - For the census of 1962 to 1999 the official population corresponds with the population without duplicates according to the INSEE.

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

• INSEE commune file