Morbihan
Mor-Bihan (Breton) | |
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.JPG) Prefecture building of the Morbihan department, in Vannes | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Morbihan in France | |
 Map of the Morbihan | |
| 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 Departmental Council | David Lappartient[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,823 km2 (2,634 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 768,687 |
| • Rank | 31st |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-56 |
| Department number | 56 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 21 |
| Communes | 249 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
The Morbihan (/ˈmɔːrbiən/ MOR-bee-ən,[citation needed] French: [mɔʁbi(j)ɑ̃]; Breton: Mor-Bihan [moːrˈbiː(h)ãn]) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (small sea in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. It had a population of 759,684 in 2019.[3] It is noted for its Carnac stones, which predate and are more extensive than the Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire, England.
Three major military educational facilities are located in Guer, including École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, the national military academy for officers.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Populations légales 2019: 56 Morbihan, INSEE