Morey | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Autun |
Canton: | Chagny |
Insee: | 71321 |
Postal Code: | 71510 |
Mayor: | Kader Atteye[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CU Creusot Montceau |
Coordinates: | 46.8011°N 4.6025°W |
Elevation M: | 400 |
Elevation Min M: | 242 |
Elevation Max M: | 438 |
Area Km2: | 13.32 |
Morey (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Morey is located in the hills surrounding the Dheune river and the Canal Du Centre. In addition to the main village, several hamlets are also parts of Morey:
The village is surrounded by the communes of Châtel-Moron, Essertenne, Villeneuve-en-Montagne, Saint-Bérain-sur-Dheune, Saint-Julien-sur-Dheune.
Anciently named "Moreyurn", the village was a dependency of the baron of Couches.