Gastouri

Gastouri Γαστούρι
Community
Achilleion Palace, Gastouri
Gastouri
Coordinates: 39°33′41″N 19°53′55″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Corfu
Municipality	Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands
Municipal unit	Achilleio
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	1,303
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Gastouri is a Greek village and community located about 10 kilometres south of the city of Corfu. Gastouri was established as a settlement on 28 January 1866 by publication of the decision in the Greek government gazette.[2] In 1995, administratively, it belonged to the municipality of Achilleio.[2] In 2019, it was removed from the administrative unit of the municipality of Corfu, and was transferred to the municipality of Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands.[2] Gastouri is the location of Achilleion palace, built by Empress Elisabeth of Austria.

Population

Postcard of a Gastouri street ca. 1910, based on a painting by Corfiote artist Angelos Giallinas and published by Aspioti-ELKA.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991[3]	1,148	—
2001[3]	1,735	+51.1%
2011[3]	1,700	−2.0%
2021[1]	1,303	−23.4%

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Analytical administrative changes of populations. "Γαστούρι (Κερκύρας)". EETAA.
3. "Απογραφές πληθυσμού 1991,2001,2011 σύμφωνα με την κωδικοποίηση της Απογραφής 2011" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. Retrieved 17 April 2024.