Morbihan

Morbihan Mor-Bihan (Breton)
Department
Prefecture building of the Morbihan department, in Vannes
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the Morbihan in France
Map of the Morbihan
Coordinates: 47°50′N 02°50′W / 47.833°N 2.833°W / 47.833; -2.833
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Prefecture	Vannes
Subprefectures	Lorient Pontivy
Government
• President of the Departmental Council	David Lappartient[1]
Area 1
• Total	6,823 km2 (2,634 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	768,687
• Rank	31st
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-56
Department number	56
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	21
Communes	249
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

The Morbihan (/ˈmɔːrbiən/ MOR-bee-ən,^{[citation needed]} French: [mɔʁbi(j)ɑ̃]; Breton: Mor-Bihan [moːrˈbiː(h)ãn]) 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 759,684 in 2019.^[3] It is noted for its Carnac stones, which predate and are more extensive than the Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire, England.

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