Rohan, Morbihan

Rohan

Roc’han
Rohan Roc’han
Commune
	The , with the Nantes-Brest canal in the foreground
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 48°04′09″N 2°45′06″W / 48.0692°N 2.7517°WCoordinates: 48°04′09″N 2°45′06″W / 48.0692°N 2.7517°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Grand-Champ
Intercommunality	Pontivy
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Le Crom
Area 1	23.43 km2 (9.05 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	1,633
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56198 /56580
Elevation	60–150 m (200–490 ft) ; (avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rohan (Breton: Roc’han) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.

It is the home to the House of Rohan, members of which included viscounts, dukes and princes and has had a prominent role in French history. The commune's coat of arms is identical to that of the family.

Geography[]

Rohan is situated on the banks of the river Oust and the Canal from Nantes to Brest (which merge for a part of their journey), upstream of Josselin and at the edge of a plateau.