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Morbihan
Prefectur biggin o the Morbihan depairtment, in Vannes
Prefectur biggin o the Morbihan depairtment, in Vannes
Coat of airms o Morbihan
Coat airms
Location o Morbihan in Fraunce
Location o Morbihan in Fraunce
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
KintraFraunce
RegionBrittany
PrefecturVannes
SubprefectursLorient
Pontivy
Govrenment
 • Preses o the General CooncilFrançois Goulard
Area
 • Total6823 km2 (2,634 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total702,487
 • Rank32nt
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Depairtment nummer56
Arrondissements3
Cantons21
Communes261
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, an lochs, ponds, an glaciers lairger nor 1 km2

Morbihan (French pronunciation: ​[mɔʁbi.ɑ̃]; Breton: Mor-Bihan, IPA: [morˈbiˑãn]) is a depairtment in Brittany, situated in the northwast o Fraunce.