Morbihan
French department
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.
Morbihan | |
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.JPG) Prefecture building of the Morbihan department, in Vannes | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Morbihan in France | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 110/km2 (280/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 | |
Related pages
change- Cantons of the Morbihan department
- Communes of the Morbihan department
- Arrondissements of the Morbihan department
- La Baule - Guérande Peninsula
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