Morbihan

The Morbihan ( ; ; ) 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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Morbihan is a department (administrative region) in Brittany, located in northwestern France, named after the enclosed sea that dominates its coastline. It is notable for containing the Carnac stones, ancient monuments that predate and exceed Stonehenge in scale and extent.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Morbihan
Settlement.native_name_lang: fr
Settlement.type: Department
Settlement.image_skyline: Vannes - préfecture (1).JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Prefecture building of the Morbihan department, in Vannes
Settlement.image_flag: Banniel_departamant_ar_Mor-Bihan_2022.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Blason département fr Morbihan.svg
Settlement.image_map: Morbihan-Position.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the Morbihan in France
Settlement.image_map1: Morbihan.png
Settlement.map_caption1: Map of the Morbihan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: France
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Brittany
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Vannes
Settlement.parts_type: Subprefectures

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Official website

Accueil - Conseil Départemental du Morbihan

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: department of France
Part of: Brittany
Named after: Gulf of Morbihan
Official name: Morbihan
Country: France
Located in: Brittany
Contains: Vannes
Capital: Vannes
Population: 783390
Area: 6823
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Head of government: François Goulard
Shares border with: Côtes-d'Armor
Official website: www.morbihan.fr
Image: Vannes - préfecture (1).JPG

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Commons category: Morbihan
inception: 1790-03-04
topic's main category: Category:Morbihan
Commons gallery: Morbihan
category for people born here: Category:Births in Morbihan
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Morbihan
category of associated people: Category:People from Morbihan
production statistics: cider
annual number of weddings: 2421
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Principal towns
Demographics
Art and culture
Politics
Current National Assembly Representatives
Tourism
See also
References
External links

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

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