Saint-Josse
Saint-Josse | |
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 The church of Saint-Josse | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Josse  | |
  Saint-Josse  Saint-Josse | |
| Coordinates:50°28′07″N1°39′56″E/ 50.4686°N 1.6656°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Étaples |
| Intercommunality | CA Deux Baies en Montreuillois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Descharles[1] |
| Area 1 | 21.1 km2(8.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,080 |
| • Density | 51/km2(130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62752/62170 |
| Elevation | 2–64 m (6.6–210.0 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Josse(French pronunciation:[sɛ̃ʒɔs]), orSaint-Josse-sur-Mer(literallySaint-Josse on Sea), is acommunein thePas-de-Calaisdepartmentin theHauts-de-Franceregion ofFrance.[3]
Geography
[edit]Saint-Josse is located 4 miles (6 km) west ofMontreuil-sur-Meron the D144 road. Before the 8th century, the sea came right up to the village, but it is nowadays 4 miles (6 km) to the west.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 559 | — |
| 1975 | 575 | +0.40% |
| 1982 | 671 | +2.23% |
| 1990 | 914 | +3.94% |
| 1999 | 1,052 | +1.57% |
| 2007 | 1,194 | +1.60% |
| 2012 | 1,167 | −0.46% |
| 2017 | 1,136 | −0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
History
[edit]In a place called Sidraga or Schaderias,Josse,a 7th-centuryBretonprince, the son of King Juthaêl, arrived in northern France and sought the protection of Haymon, Count of Ponthieu, to live as a hermit and renounce the crown ofBrittany.
A smallmonasterywas built in the 8th century at the place where Josse died. In 903, somemonks,fleeing theNormaninvasion took refuge inEngland.On their return, the abbey became a centre ofpilgrimage,especially popular with theGermansin the 14th and 15th centuries.
The abbey was closed in 1772, sold and then destroyed in 1789, leaving no traces of the monumental building.
In the village church is theshrineof Saint Josse, containingrelics.In this shrine, opened in 1922, was a piece of 10th centuryOrientalfabric, which was sent to theLouvremuseum, referenced under ‘theshroud of Saint Josse’.
Saint-Josse-on-Sea is still a famous place of pilgrimage. A procession takes place on the Tuesday followingWhitsun.The reliquary containing the relics of the saint is carried to thecalvaryat the top of Bavémont hill atAiron-Saint-Vaast.
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St. Peter, dating from the sixteenth century
- Two chateaux
See also
[edit]Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
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