Malestroit

Malestroit
Malastred
Bouffay Square in Malestroit
Bouffay Square in Malestroit
Flag of Malestroit
Coat of arms of Malestroit
Location of Malestroit
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Malestroit is located in France
Malestroit
Malestroit
Malestroit is located in Brittany
Malestroit
Malestroit
Coordinates: 47°48′38″N 2°22′56″W / 47.8106°N 2.3822°W / 47.8106; -2.3822
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonMoréac
IntercommunalityCC de l'Oust à Brocéliande
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Gicquello[1]
Area
1
5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,509
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56124 /56140
Elevation10–95 m (33–312 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Malestroit (French pronunciation: [maletʁwa]; Breton: Malastred) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] The town is on the river Oust and part of the Nantes-Brest canal. It has several half-timbered houses.[4]

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Malestroit". Brittany tourism. Retrieved 30 September 2020.