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24. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed is a département of France, located in Brittany ( Breizh in Breton and Bretagne Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Morlaix is an arrondissement of France located in the Finistère department, in the Bretagne region. The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 82 km²

Population^²
(1999)

15,990

- Density

644/km² (1999)

Miscellaneous

INSEE/Postal code

29151/ 29600

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open

² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E

Morlaix (Breton: Montroulez) is a commune in the Finistère département in Brittany, North-West France. The Breton language ( Brezhoneg) formerly often called Armoric or Armorican, is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed is a département of France, located in Brittany ( Breizh in Breton and Bretagne In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

1 Leisure and tourism
2 Demographics
3 People
4 Twin town
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Leisure and tourism

In the old quarter of the town you can wander through the little winding streets of cobbled stones and gaze at the amazing overhanging houses which cast a shadow on the streets below. These houses are constructed of stone and timber, and give Morlaix a unique character. Take a careful look at the buildings as you walk past too, because many have fascinating sculptures, both of religious and secular origins, clinging to their façades.

One of these houses is La Maison de la Reine Anne, or Queen Anne’s house, which is now a museum. Here you can go into the house and see it exactly as it would have been at the time when the Queen lived there. This sixteenth century house is said to be one of the oldest in the town. If you enjoy museums, it is also worth visiting the Museum of the Jacobins in Morlaix, where you can trace the history of Finistère. This is now housed in a former convent.

Morlaix and its environs offer unrivalled opportunities to enjoy sports of all types. Being close to the sea, Morlaix is ideally placed for those who enjoy sea sports such as surfing, sand buggying, kite flying etc. Those who prefer dry land will love the walking in this area, as there are some superb coastal paths to follow, and you can look out onto France’s tallest lighthouse, the Phare de L’ile Vierge. Inland activities include bowling, golf, horse-riding and many others. There is also a cinema and a swimming pool in the area. ^[1]

There is an airport in Morlaix, the Morlaix Ploujean Airport.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Morlaix are called Morlaisiens.

As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of 15,990. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population

Morlaix, Viaduct

Pondalez house museum

Hillside view of the Viaduct

Bay of Morlaix with the château du Taureau

People

Renowed French Post-impressionist painter Paul Sérusier died in Morlaix. Post-Impressionism is the term coined by the British artist and Art critic Roger Fry in 1910 to describe the development of French art since Manet. Paul Sérusier (1864—1927 was a French painter Education He studied at the Académie Julian and was a monitor there in the mid 1880s

Twin town

Morlaix is twinned with the city of Truro in Cornwall, United Kingdom. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Truro (ˈtruːrəʊ Truru is a city in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, and is the centre for administration leisure Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

References

^ Touristic information at Frenchproperty.com

Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
INSEE (English);
IGN (English)

External links

Official website (French)
French Ministry of Culture list for Morlaix (French)
Cultural Heritage (French)

The following is a list of the 283 communes of the Finistère département, in France.

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