Gestel Yestael | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Gestel | |
 Location of Gestel | |
  Gestel  Gestel | |
| Coordinates:47°48′14″N3°26′35″W / 47.8039°N 3.4431°W /47.8039; -3.4431 | |
| 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 (2022)[2] | 2,569 |
| • Density | 411/km2 (1,060/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. | |
Gestel (French pronunciation:[ʒɛstɛl];Breton:Yestael) is acommune in theMorbihandepartment ofBrittany in north-westernFrance.[3]Gestel station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient and Vannes.
| 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 inFrenchGestélois.
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