Morez () is a former
commune of the
Jura department
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Government and military
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in
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern
France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of
Hauts de Bienne.
Arrêté préfectoral
29 December 2015
The town is mostly known for the manufacture of spectacles. From 1680 to 1920, Morez was with Morbier the center of Comtoise clock production.
Population
Gallery
Image:Viaducs-Morez.JPG, Train bridges over Morez
Image:Mairie Morez.jpg, Town hall of Morez
Image:Gaine Comtoise.jpg, Comtoise clock
See also
* Communes of the Jura department
References
Former communes of Jura (department)
Populated places disestablished in 2016
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