Malestroit

Malestroit
Malastred
Bouffay Square in Malestroit
Location of Malestroit
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 (20202026) Bruno Gicquello
Area
1
5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
2,533
  Density440/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. The town is on the river Oust and part of the Nantes-Brest canal. It has several half-timbered houses.