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Gestel (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɛstɛl]; Breton: Yestael) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Inhabitants of Gestel are called in French Gestélois. Gestel station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient and Vannes.

Gestel Yestael
Commune
The town hall in Gestel
Location of Gestel
Gestel Show map of France Gestel Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 47°48′14″N 3°26′35″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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,637
• Density	420/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.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

External links

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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