Morre
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Morre (French pronunciation: [mɔʁ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
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The church in Morre | |
 Location of Morre | |
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| Coordinates: 47°13′35″N 6°03′58″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Besançon-5 |
| Intercommunality | Grand Besançon Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Cayuela[1] |
Area 1 | 5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,303 |
| • Density | 247/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25410 /25660 |
| Elevation | 245–490 m (804–1,608 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Morre lies 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Besançon on the road to Pontarlier and Switzerland.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 435 | — |
| 1968 | 667 | +53.3% |
| 1975 | 1,176 | +76.3% |
| 1982 | 1,009 | −14.2% |
| 1990 | 998 | −1.1% |
| 1999 | 1,154 | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 1,270 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 1,337 | +5.3% |
