Morieux (French pronunciation: [mɔʁjø]; Breton: Morieg; Gallo: Morioec) is a former commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Lamballe-Armor.[2]
Morieux
Morieg | |
|---|---|
Part of Lamballe-Armor | |
 Town hall | |
Location of Morieux  | |
  Morieux  Morieux | |
| Coordinates: 48°31′21″N 2°36′26″W / 48.5225°N 2.6072°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Lamballe-Armor |
| Commune | Lamballe-Armor |
| Area 1 | 7.55 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 1,012 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22400 |
| Elevation | 0–105 m (0–344 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 481 | — |
| 1968 | 482 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 505 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 615 | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 665 | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 765 | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 882 | +15.3% |
People from Morieux are called morivains in French.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 31 October 2018 (in French)
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morieux.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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