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Flag of the General Council of Morbihan
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Code: 56
Region: Bretagne
Traditional provinces: Brittany
(traditional Breton province of
Broërec)
Bordering departments: Côtes
d'Armor, Finistère,
Ille-et-Vilaine,
Loire-Atlantique
Area: 6,823 km2
Population (1995): 633,000 inhabitants
Préfecture: Vannes
Sous-préfectures: Lorient, Pontivy
Subdivisions: 3 arrondissements, 42 cantons, 261 communes.
The department is named after the gulf of Morbihan
(in Breton, little sea).
The department was officially named Morbihan on 4 March 1790. The General Council met for the first time on 25-30 July 1790, presided by M. Le Gros, former sénéchal of Vannes.