Morez
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Commune of Morez View of Morez |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 06° 01' 23" E |
| Latitude | 46° 31' 22" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Claude |
| Canton | Morez |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Haut Jura |
| Mayor | Jean-Paul Salino (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 650 m–1,302 m (avg. ? m) |
| Land area¹ | 9.67 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
6,144 |
| - Density (1999) | 635/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39368/ 39400 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² 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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Morez is a commune of the Jura département, in France.
The town is mostly known for its eyeglasses industry.
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