Morizès

Morizès
Commune
Town hall
Location of Morizès
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Coordinates: 44°36′46″N 0°05′23″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Langon
Canton	Le Réolais et Les Bastides
Intercommunality	Réolais en Sud Gironde
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michèle Chovin[1]
Area ^1	5.87 km^2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	537
• Density	91/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	33294 /33190
Elevation	10–77 m (33–253 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Morizès (French pronunciation: [mɔʁizɛs]; Occitan: Maurisèth) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	534	—
1968	542	+1.5%
1975	514	−5.2%
1982	508	−1.2%
1990	505	−0.6%
1999	508	+0.6%
2008	549	+8.1%

Speedway

The motorcycle speedway track dominates the northern area of the commune. It is known as a Long Track and hosts important speedway events such as the 2024 FIM Long Track of Nations.[3][4] Located at Le Parc, it is home to the Morizes Moto Club.[5]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Dutch defend FIM Long Track of Nations title at Morizès". FIM. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
4. "Nederland zevende in Long Track of Nations Morizes (Frankrijk)". KNMV. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
5. "Home". Morizes Moto Club. Retrieved 10 September 2024.