Morlaix
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| Commune of Morlaix | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | -3.83° |
| Latitude | 48.58° |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Région | Bretagne |
| Département | Finistère (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Morlaix (chief town) |
| Mayor | Michel Le Goff (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | m–m (avg. m) |
| Land area¹ | 24.82 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
15,990 |
| - Density (1999) | 644/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29151/ 29600 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Morlaix (Breton: Montroulez) is a commune in the Finistère département in Brittany, North-West France.
Morlaix is twinned with the city of Truro in Cornwall, South-West England. There is an airport in Morlaix, the Morlaix Ploujean Airport.
Renowed French impressionaire Paul Sérusiere died in Morlaix.
 Morlaix, Viaduct |
 Pondalez house museum |
 Hillside view of the Viaduct |
 Bay of Morlaix with the château du Taureau |
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