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Morbihan

Located in Brittany Region, France Coordinates: 47°50′52″ N 2°46′39″ W

Map showing the location of Morbihan Morbihan
Location in France
Population
776,103
776.1K
Elevation
97 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
99
listed under Morbihan

About Morbihan

Morbihan is a district. Location: Brittany Region, France. Population: 776,103.

From Wikipedia

The Morbihan department ( mor-bee-ON; French: [mɔʁbi(j)ɑ̃]; Gallo: Morbihan, 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 783,390 in 2023. It is noted for its Carnac stones, which predate and are more extensive than the Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire, England.

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At a glance

Built
1790
Area
6,823 km²

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

  • 4 sights and natural places within 10 km Bois de Colpo, Bois de Treulan
  • Listed here: River: 41, Natural site: 27, Lake: 9, Island: 8

Airports nearest to Morbihan

  • Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Ille-et-Vilaine 82 km
  • Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) Nantes 117 km
  • Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 139 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Places in Morbihan

99 places

Nature and heritage in Morbihan

Sources & licences

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