Morbier () is a
commune in the
Jura department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern
France. In 2019, it had a population of 2,263.
[Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019]
INSEE From 1680 to 1920, Morbier was, with
Morez, the centre of
Comtoise clock production. It gave its name to the
Morbier cheese
Morbier () is a semi-soft cows' milk cheese of France named after the small village of Morbier in Franche-Comté. It is ivory colored, soft and slightly elastic, and is immediately recognizable by the distinctive thin black layer separating it h ...
, which is produced in a larger area in the
Jura Mountains
The Jura Mountains ( , , , ; french: Massif du Jura; german: Juragebirge; it, Massiccio del Giura, rm, Montagnas da Jura) are a sub-alpine mountain range a short distance north of the Western Alps and mainly demarcate a long part of the Frenc ...
.
Le fromage Morbier AOP
/ref> It is part of Haut-Jura Regional Natural Park.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Jura department
References
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Communes of Jura (department)