Morbier | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason fr Morbier 39.svg |
Coordinates: | 46.5375°N 6.0175°W |
Insee: | 39367 |
Postal Code: | 39400 |
Arrondissement: | Saint-Claude |
Canton: | Hauts de Bienne |
Mayor: | Philippe Huguenet[1] |
Term: | 2023 - 2026 |
Elevation Min M: | 650 |
Elevation Max M: | 1180 |
Area Km2: | 34.84 |
Morbier (in French pronounced as /mɔʁbje/) is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France.[2] From 1680 to 1920, Morbier was, with Morez, the centre of Comtoise clock production. It gave its name to the Morbier cheese, which is produced in a larger area in the Jura Mountains.[3] It is part of Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park.
In January 2007, Morbier absorbed the formerly independent commune of Tancua.[4] Population data in the table below before 2009 refer to the commune of Morbier without Tancua.