Gestel

Gestel is a common French, located in the department of the Morbihan and the area Brittany.

The name Breton of the commune is Yestael (delivery).

Its inhabitants name the Gestélois and Gestéloises .

Geography

History

Gestel comes from Breton “the Guestel” or “Guerved” (lodging of the stags). Gestel belonged originally to Quéven. The parishes of Quéven (Quetguen in 1387) and of Bihoué (Bevoy in 1387) formerly formed part of the primitive parish of Ploemeur.

With the Middle Ages, a monastery located at the Moustoiric locality is a dependence of the abbey of Saint-Maurice de Carnoët. In 1387, Gestel is linked in Bévoy (Bihoué) to form a single parish. The parish of Gestel would have been plain with that of Lesbin in the current of the 15th century.

At the 17th century, Gestel always depends on the old parish of Lesbin with Bridge-Scorff and this until the Révolution. Gestel is set up in commune in 1790 and parish the January 26th 1820.

One finds names following: Jestel (in 1387), Estel (in 1440) and Iestell or Yestell.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

the church Our-Lady-of-Flowers (1896), rebuilt in 1945. It shelters a statue out of polychrome wooden of Notre-Dame of the Flowers (17th century) and an embroidered silk banner, the 19th century.

the Holy-Flamine vault (S|XIX|E}}), rebuilt at the 20th century close to an old fountain. The vault shelters a statue of holy Flamine which dates from the 19th century. The banner, out of embroidered silk and representative holy Flamine, date of the 19th century.

the vault Our-Lady-of-Kergornet or Holy-Anne (15th century), built at the village of Kergornet by the lords of Vergier and of Bizien. A sand pit of the chorus carries the inscription: “In the year millet CCCC XLIII, this wood was made”. The building is in the shape of Latin cross. It has two low-reliefs representing of the animals. The nave, which has a porch in North, was increased in 1649, and the square bell-tower in the West, of Renaissance style, was built in 1786. The porch Northern, square, arched warheads, opens on the nave by a door, whose curves in tierce point frame under a decorated, accosted pinnacles and overcome accodance pendants, curiously carved, supporting old wood statues. The windows in tierce point with network blazing of the flat bedside and the Northern brace still keep some fragments of stained glasses armoriés of the 16th century. The window of the Northern transept preserves the weapons of the lords of Vergier and Bizien. The vault was formerly covered with a panelled frame with sand pits and carved tie-beams. With the chorus was a blazing swimming pool. The pinnacle and the nave are restored at the 20th century. It shelters several statues out of polychrome wooden, of which that of the Virgin to the Child (17th century) and that of Holy-Anne (17th century).

the castle of Lain (or Lein or Flax). Sit of the seigniory of Lain or Lein, successive property of the families Lain, Lantivy, Guyardet (about 1600), Monistrol (at the 18th century). One found formerly there a vault private bénite on September 25th, 1773. The castle is today in ruins.

the castle of the Orchard (or Vergier). Sit of a seigniory and successive property of Henry of the Orchard (in 1281), of Pierre of the Orchard (in 1396), of Woodland of the Orchard (in 1448), of Louis of Leslay (in 1536), then of the family Prestre de Lezonnet (until the Revolution).

the old castle of Kerguestenen, destroyed in 1944 because of war.

the fountain (1649) of the vault Notre-Dame de Kergornet.

the fountain (19th century) of the Holy-Flamine vault.

Personalities related to the commune

Francis Durand, Mr. muller,

See too

Common of Morbihan

External bonds

Gestel on the site of the national geographical Institute
Gestel on the site of INSEE
Gestel on the site of Quid
Localization of Gestel on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Gestel on Mapquest

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