Guer
| Guer Gwern-Porc'hoed | ||
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Saint Nicolas chapel near Guer | ||
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  Guer | ||
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Location within Brittany region  Guer | ||
| Coordinates: 47°54′17″N 2°07′09″W / 47.9047°N 2.1192°WCoordinates: 47°54′17″N 2°07′09″W / 47.9047°N 2.1192°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Canton | Guer | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Guer | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008—2014) | Jean-Luc Bléher | |
| Area1 | 52.11 km2 (20.12 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 5,560 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56075 / 56380 | |
| Elevation |
18–155 m (59–509 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Guer (Breton: Gwern-Porc'hoed) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.
It is located at the edge of the famous Brocéliande Forest, which is the setting of the Round Table novels in Brittany. It is 43 km (27 mi) southwest from Rennes, the regional capital.
Camp Coëtquidan (Camp de Coëtquidan) is located in Guer and comprises three military educational facilities:
- École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, France's foremost military academy dedicated to the training of Army officers through direct recruitement
- École militaire interarmes (inter-services military school), for non-commissioned officers
- École Militaire du Corps Technique et Administratif (military school of the technical and administrative corps)
Demographics
Inhabitants of Guer are called Guerrois.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guer. |
- Official site (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Guer (French)
- Map of Guer on Michelin (English)
