Gastouni (Greek: Γαστούνη, -ι) is a town and a municipality in northern Ilia, Greece. Distance is 10 km south of Lechaina, 16 km from Kyllini Baths , 28 km from Pyrgos, 12 km NW of Amalias and 70 km SW of Patras. Its population is around 1,700 and 2,000 and sits west of the Peneus valley and south of the Peneus River. The neighboring communities are Vartholomio to the west, Kavasila in the north, Agia Mavra in the NE, Koroivos in the east, Savalia in the SE and Palaiochori in the south. GR-9/E55 since the late-1980s bypasses Gastouni. Most of the residential houses lie east of the old GR-9. The town has about 600m to 800m of one-way streets. Elevation is about 4 to 5 m above sea level. A Byzantine church of the Panagia Katholiki is two-columned and built in the 12th century.

Gastouni has a church, school, a town square, a market town, and a train station next to the divided road to the dam. Forests are founded in the northeast, and 2 km southeast while mixed farming surrounds Gastouni sxcept for the south.

The community has a factory and a junkyard to the east. It is famous for a tomato paste factory which is owned by Pelargos S.A. , and line up lasts up to the new national highway (GR-9). Further southeast is Gastouni's only furniture store named Ilis and two gas stations.

Communities

• Gastouni
• Kardiakafti
• Kavasila
• Koroivos
• Lefkochori
• Palaiochori
• Roupaki

Population history:

The populaiton from 1981-2001 has expected to double.

External links

• Information on Gastouni
• Panagia Katholiki church
• Gastouni.com (in Greek)
• Gastouni
• Municipality of Gastouni
• traveljournals.net - Gastouni
• Indexmundi - Gastouni

See also

• Communities of Ilia