Morbihan




Department of France

Department in Brittany, France








































































Morbihan
Department

Prefecture building of the Morbihan department, in Vannes

Prefecture building of the Morbihan department, in Vannes




Flag of Morbihan
Flag


Coat of arms of Morbihan
Coat of arms



Location of Morbihan in France
Location of Morbihan in France

Coordinates: 47°50′N 02°50′W / 47.833°N 2.833°W / 47.833; -2.833Coordinates: 47°50′N 02°50′W / 47.833°N 2.833°W / 47.833; -2.833
Country France
Region Brittany
Prefecture Vannes
Subprefectures
Lorient
Pontivy
Government

 • President of the General Council
 François Goulard
Area
1

 • Total 6,823 km2 (2,634 sq mi)
Population
(2016)

 • Total 747,548
 • Rank 31st
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number 56
Arrondissements 3
Cantons 21
Communes 250

^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Morbihan (French pronunciation: ​[mɔʁbi.ɑ̃]; Breton: Mor-Bihan, Breton pronunciation: [morˈbiˑãn]) is a department in 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 is noted for its Carnac stones. These predate and are more extensive than the ancient Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire, England that is more familiar to English speakers.


Three major military educational facilities are located in Guer, including École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, the national military academy for officers.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Art and culture


  • 4 Governance


  • 5 Politics


    • 5.1 Current National Assembly Representatives




  • 6 Tourism


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





History


Morbihan is one of the original 83 departments created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from a part of the Duchy of Brittany.


In 1945 cadets from École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, France's foremost military academy for officers, were relocated to Camp Coëtquidan (Camp de Coëtquidan) in Guer. This has been developed to include also the École militaire interarmes (inter-services military school), for non-commissioned officers; and École Militaire du Corps Technique et Administratif (military school of the technical and administrative corps).



Geography


Morbihan is part of the region of Brittany; it is surrounded by the departments of Finistère, Côtes-d'Armor, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Loire-Atlantique, and the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest.


The Gulf of Morbihan has many islands: 365 according to legend. There are actually between 30 and 40, depending on how they are counted. There are also many islets that are too small for any development. Of these islands, all but two are privately owned: l'Île-aux-Moines and l'Île-d'Arz. Owners of the others include movie stars, fashion designers, and other wealthy "glitterati".


In the department of Morbihan, but outside the Gulf, there are four inhabited islands:



  • Belle Île

  • Groix

  • Houat

  • Hoëdic


Meaban, an island just outside the Port du Crouesty, is an ornithological reserve. Visitors are forbidden there.


The largest towns in Morbihan are Vannes and Lorient.



Art and culture


Many residents support maintenance and use of the Breton language, and there are numerous advocates of bilingual education.


The painter Raymond Wintz (1884–1956) depicted locations around the Gulf of Morbihan.



Governance


As of 2014, the préfet of Morbihan is Jean-François Savy, previously head of the Prefectures of Ardennes and of Hautes-Alpes.[1]



Politics



Current National Assembly Representatives












































Constituency Member[2]
 Party


Morbihan's 1st constituency
Hervé Pellois
La République En Marche!


Morbihan's 2nd constituency
Jimmy Pahun
MoDem


Morbihan's 3rd constituency
Nicole Le Peih
La République En Marche!


Morbihan's 4th constituency
Paul Molac
La République En Marche!


Morbihan's 5th constituency
Gwendal Rouillard
La République En Marche!


Morbihan's 6th constituency
Jean-Michel Jacques
La République En Marche!


Tourism



  • The Carnac stones, megalithic alignments of Carnac, are situated in Morbihan.

  • Tourism office of Auray






  • Vannes







  • The Gulf of Morbihan is a popular sailing destination







  • Rochefort-en-Terre







  • The bagad of Lann-Bihoué







  • Carnac stones






See also




  • Cantons of the Morbihan department

  • Communes of the Morbihan department

  • Arrondissements of the Morbihan department

  • La Baule - Guérande Peninsula



References





  1. ^ "Le préfet du Morbihan". Morbihan Prefecture website..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/




External links












  • (in French) Prefecture website


  • (in French) General Council website


  • (in English) Morbihan at Curlie


  • (in French) Cultural Heritage


  • (in French) Tourism website


  • (in English) Hiking in Morbihan











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