Morbier

For the cheese, see Morbier cheese.

Morbier is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Morbier
Commune
Viaduct
Coat of arms
Location of Morbier
Morbier Morbier
Coordinates: 46°32′15″N 6°01′03″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Saint-Claude
Canton	Morez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Flament
Area 1	34.84 km2 (13.45 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2017)	2,292
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39367 /39400
Elevation	650–1,180 m (2,130–3,870 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

From 1680 to 1920, Morbier was, with Morez, the center of Comtoise clock production.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,880 —     1806 1,903 +1.2% 1821 1,911 +0.4% 1831 2,042 +6.9% 1841 2,087 +2.2% 1851 1,944 −6.9% 1861 1,660 −14.6% 1872 1,681 +1.3% 1881 1,577 −6.2% 1891 1,573 −0.3% 1901 1,456 −7.4% 1911 1,433 −1.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,002 −30.1% 1931 1,020 +1.8% 1946 886 −13.1% 1954 1,123 +26.7% 1962 1,217 +8.4% 1968 1,273 +4.6% 1975 1,547 +21.5% 1982 1,667 +7.8% 1990 1,964 +17.8% 1999 2,069 +5.3% 2006 2,383 +15.2% 2012 2,290 −3.9%

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

• INSEE statistics