Morbihan
Morbihan (French pronunciation: [mɔʁbi.ɑ̃]; Breton: Mor-Bihan, Breton pronunciation: [morˈbiˑãn]) is a department found in the west of France in the Brittany region. Its prefecture is Vannes and its population is about 677,000 (2006 estimation). It is one of the 83 first French departments made during the French revolution.
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 Location of Morbihan in France | |
| Coordinates: 47°50′N 02°50′W / 47.833°N 2.833°WCoordinates: 47°50′N 02°50′W / 47.833°N 2.833°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Prefecture | Vannes |
| Subprefectures | Lorient Pontivy |
| Government | |
| • President of the General Council | François Goulard |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,823 km2 (2,634 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 737,778 |
| • Rank | 31st |
| • Density | 108.131/km2 (280.058/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 56 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 21 |
| Communes | 253 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
Morbihan Media
Vannes, le vieux quartier du Port hors des remparts.
The Gulf of Morbihan is a popular sailing destination
This building is inscrit au titre des monuments historiques de la France. It is indexed in the base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture, under the reference
The bagad of Lann-Bihoué
Kerlescan alignments, Carnac, France
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Related pages
- Cantons of the Morbihan department
- Communes of the Morbihan department
- Arrondissements of the Morbihan department
- La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
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