Morbier () is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France.INSEE commune file From 1680 to 1920, Morbier was, with Morez, the centre of Comtoise clock production. It gave its name to the Morbier cheese, which is produced in a larger area in the Jura Mountains.Le fromage Morbier AOP It is part of Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park.
Population In January 2007, Morbier absorbed the formerly independent commune of Tancua.Arrêté du 10 octobre 2006 portant modification aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Légifrance. Population data in the table below before 2007 refer to the commune of Morbier without Tancua.
See also Communes of the Jura department
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