Gastouni () is a town and a former municipality in Elis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 59.325 km2. Gastouni is situated in a flat rural area, 5 km from the Ionian Sea. The river Pineios flows into the sea near Gastouni. The town is south of Andravida, east of Vartholomio, northwest of Amaliada and northwest of Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 9/E55 (Patras - Pyrgos) and the railway from Patras to Pyrgos pass east of Gastouni. There is a 12th-century Byzantine church in the southwestern quarter Katholiki.Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Subdivisions The municipal unit Gastouni is subdivided into the following communities: Gastouni Kardiakafti Kavasila Koroivos Lefkochori Palaiochori Roupaki
Population history
Year Town population Municipal unit population 1981 4,751 - 1991 5,883 9,350 2001 7,524 11,699 2011 7,485 11,254 2021 7,683 11,054
People
Nikos Kachtitis, writer The Sisinis family Chrysanthos Sisinis Georgios Sisinis, one of the famous Greek revolutionary leaders of the area
See also List of settlements in Elis
References
External links Gastouni.com (in Greek)