Josselin

Josselin
region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Ploërmel
Community association	Ploërmel Communauté
Coordinates	47 ° 57 ′ N , 2 ° 33 ′ W Coordinates: 47 ° 57 ′ N , 2 ° 33 ′ W
height	32-93 m
surface	4.48 km 2
Residents	2,495 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	557 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	56120
INSEE code	56091
Website	http://www.josselin.com/
	; City view of Josselin with the river Oust

Josselin ( Breton : Josilin , Gallo: Jocelein , Jozcelein or Jocelin ) is a French municipality with 2495 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany .

geography

Josselin is located in the northeast of the Morbihan department and belongs to the Pays de Josselin. The place is located in the center of the old county Porhoët , 64 kilometers from Vannes , 83 kilometers from Lorient and 81 kilometers from Rennes .

Neighboring communities are Forges de Lanouée with Lanouée in the northwest, La Croix-Helléan in the northeast, Guillac in the southeast and Guégon in the southwest.

Due to its historical importance, the place is the intersection of numerous road connections. The most important national connection is the N24, which bypasses the city of Josselin to the north. In total, the place has three connections / partial connections to this (near the industrial zone, north of the center and east of the municipality).

The city lies on the canalised river Oust , on which the Canal de Nantes à Brest runs. These partially form the municipal boundary. Today the canal is only used for tourism by sport boats and houseboats .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Residents	2231	2283	2611	2548	2338	2419	2502	2504
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

history

Josselin is the royal seat of the Dukes of Rohan, whose seat is Josselin Castle . Historically, the municipality belongs to the Breton region of Bro-Sant-Maloù (French: Pays de Saint-Malo) and within this region to the Porc'hoed (French: Porhoët) area and shares its history. From 1801 until its dissolution on September 10, 1926, it belonged to the Arrondissement of Ploërmel. Josselin has been the capital of the canton of Josselin since 1793.

Attractions

Josselin Castle
Basilica Notre-Dame-du-Roncier (from the 3rd-15th century) with fountain
Saint-Jean des Prés Abbey
Abbey of Le Mont Cassin de Josselin
Grave of Olivier V. de Clisson , Connétable of France , and his wife Marguerite de Rohan in the church
Mayor's office and post office
Sainte-Croix chapel from different periods (11th, 16th and 18th centuries)
Chapel de la Congrégation from the 18th century in the castle
Chapel l'Hôpital Saint-Jacques
15th century Calvary in front of the Sainte-Croix chapel cemetery
numerous old houses worth seeing in the old town of Josselin
Les Cruyères (16th century) mansions and Castel-Damien
Loggia de Saint-Martin (12th and 20th centuries)
Beaufort mill on the Oust (17th - 19th centuries)
Musée des Poupées (Doll Museum) on Rue des Trente