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Gestel is a commune in France, situated within the Morbihan department and the Lorient Agglomeration. It lies in the arrondissement of Lorient and the canton of Pont-Scorff, while its associated electoral district is the canton of Guidel. The municipality borders Pont-Scorff, Quéven, and Guidel. Its official name is Gestel, and it uses the postal code 56530.
The area of the commune is 6.25 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 2,834 residents and another citing 2,403. Among the recorded inhabitants, there are 1,319 males and 1,365 females. The elevation above sea level is listed as 66 meters in one dataset and 48 meters in another. The local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Brittany
- Department
- Morbihan
- Arrondissement
- Lorient
- Canton
- Guidel
- Intercommunality
- Lorient Agglomération
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Michel Dagorne
- Area
- 6.25 km (2.41 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 2,601
- Density
- 416/km (1,080/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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Gestel
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Morbihan
- Population
- 2601
- Area
- 6.25
- Elevation
- 42
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Guidel
- Official website
- gestel.fr
- Image
- Mairie-Gestel-2009.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gestel (Morbihan)
- postal code
- 56530
- associated electoral district
- canton of Guidel
- male population
- 1319
- female population
- 1365
- P8168
- Hans Asper
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-97-80-12-44
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Encyclopedic overview
Gestel ( French pronunciation: [ʒɛstɛl]; Breton: Yestael) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Gestel station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient and Vannes.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gestel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.