| Jøssund herred | |
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| — Former Municipality — | |
| Municipality ID | NO-1629 |
| Adm. Center | Jøssund |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 79 km2 (30.5 sq mi) |
| Created from | Åfjord in 1896 |
| Merged into | Bjugn in 1964 |
| Jøssund | |
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| — Village — | |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Trøndelag |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Municipality | Bjugn |
| Elevation[2] | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Post Code | 7167 Vallersund |
Jøssund is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is also a village in the present-day municipality of Bjugn. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) across the fjord from Lysøysundet and about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Nes. The village of Jøssund is home to the Jøssund church.[1]
The municipality of Jøssund was established on 1 January 1896 when it was split off from the municipality of Åfjord. Initially, Jøssund had a population of 1,529. On 1 January 1964, Jøssund was merged into the newly enlarged Bjugn municipality. Prior to the merger, Jøssund had a population of 1,917.[3]