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Arrondissement of Morlaix

Coordinates: 48°34′N 3°50′W / 48.567°N 3.833°W / 48.567; -3.833
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Morlaix
Arrondissement
Location within the region Brittany
Location within the region Brittany
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
No. of communes59
SubprefectureMorlaix
Area
1,330.6 km2 (513.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
129,938
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
INSEE code293

The arrondissement of Morlaix is an arrondissement of France in the Finistère department in the Brittany region. It has 59 communes.[2] Its population is 128,830 (2016), and its area is 1,330.6 km2 (513.7 sq mi).[3]

Composition

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The communes of the arrondissement of Morlaix, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Bodilis (29010)
  2. Botsorhel (29014)
  3. Carantec (29023)
  4. Cléder (29030)
  5. Le Cloître-Saint-Thégonnec (29034)
  6. Commana (29038)
  7. Garlan (29059)
  8. Guerlesquin (29067)
  9. Guiclan (29068)
  10. Guimaëc (29073)
  11. Guimiliau (29074)
  12. Henvic (29079)
  13. Île-de-Batz (29082)
  14. Lampaul-Guimiliau (29097)
  15. Landivisiau (29105)
  16. Lanhouarneau (29111)
  17. Lanmeur (29113)
  18. Lannéanou (29114)
  19. Loc-Eguiner (29128)
  20. Locmélar (29131)
  21. Locquirec (29133)
  22. Locquénolé (29132)
  23. Mespaul (29148)
  24. Morlaix (29151)
  25. Pleyber-Christ (29163)
  26. Plouégat-Guérand (29182)
  27. Plouégat-Moysan (29183)
  28. Plouénan (29184)
  29. Plouescat (29185)
  30. Plouezoc'h (29186)
  31. Plougar (29187)
  32. Plougasnou (29188)
  33. Plougonven (29191)
  34. Plougoulm (29192)
  35. Plougourvest (29193)
  36. Plouigneau (29199)
  37. Plounéour-Ménez (29202)
  38. Plounéventer (29204)
  39. Plounévez-Lochrist (29206)
  40. Plourin-lès-Morlaix (29207)
  41. Plouvorn (29210)
  42. Plouzévédé (29213)
  43. Roscoff (29239)
  44. Saint-Derrien (29244)
  45. Saint-Jean-du-Doigt (29251)
  46. Saint-Martin-des-Champs (29254)
  47. Saint-Pol-de-Léon (29259)
  48. Saint-Sauveur (29262)
  49. Saint-Servais (29264)
  50. Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner (29266)
  51. Saint-Vougay (29271)
  52. Sainte-Sève (29265)
  53. Santec (29273)
  54. Sibiril (29276)
  55. Sizun (29277)
  56. Taulé (29279)
  57. Tréflaouénan (29285)
  58. Tréflez (29287)
  59. Trézilidé (29301)

History

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The arrondissement of Morlaix was created in 1800.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Finistère, it gained one commune from the arrondissement of Brest.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Morlaix were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Landivisiau
  2. Lanmeur
  3. Morlaix
  4. Plouescat
  5. Plouigneau
  6. Plouzévédé
  7. Saint-Pol-de-Léon
  8. Saint-Thégonnec
  9. Sizun
  10. Taulé

References

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  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Morlaix (293)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  4. ^ Historique du Finistère
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 1 December 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  6. ^ Populations légales 2012: 29 Finistère, INSEE

48°34′N 3°50′W / 48.567°N 3.833°W / 48.567; -3.833

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