Gestel (French pronunciation: [ʒɛstɛl]; Breton: Yestael) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Gestel station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient and Vannes.
Gestel
Yestael | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Gestel | |
Location of Gestel  | |
  Gestel  Gestel | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′14″N 3°26′35″W / 47.8039°N 3.4431°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Guidel |
| Intercommunality | Lorient Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Dagorne[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.25 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,592 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56063 /56530 |
| Elevation | 13–66 m (43–217 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 525 | — |
| 1975 | 758 | +5.39% |
| 1982 | 1,566 | +10.92% |
| 1990 | 1,921 | +2.59% |
| 1999 | 2,227 | +1.66% |
| 2007 | 2,552 | +1.72% |
| 2012 | 2,675 | +0.95% |
| 2017 | 2,684 | +0.07% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Inhabitants of Gestel are called in French Gestélois.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gestel (Morbihan).
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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