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Josselin
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Josselin (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in northwestern France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Josselin
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,756
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Josselin
- French commune.native name
- Josilin
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- JosselinCJW1.jpg
- French commune.caption
- View of Josselin Castle from the River Oust
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Josselin (Morbihan).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Pontivy
- French commune.canton
- Ploërmel
- French commune.INSEE
- 56091
- French commune.postal code
- 56120
- French commune.mayor
- Nicolas Jagoudet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Ploërmel Communauté
- French commune.elevation m
- 30
- French commune.elevation min m
- 32
- French commune.elevation max m
- 93
- French commune.area km2
- 4.48
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Josselin.gif
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Breton language
- Twin towns
- See also
- References
- External links
Josselin (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in northwestern France.
==History== 200px|left|thumb|Banner attributed to Breton people|Breton and French Knights at the [[Combat of the Thirty in 1351.]] St Meriadek is said to have founded a chapel there during the 4th century. Much later Josselin became a stronghold of the House of Rohan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Josselin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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