Guer

Guer
Gwern-Porc'hoed

Saint Nicolas chapel near Guer

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Guer

Coordinates: 47°54′17″N 2°07′09″W / 47.9047°N 2.1192°W / 47.9047; -2.1192Coordinates: 47°54′17″N 2°07′09″W / 47.9047°N 2.1192°W / 47.9047; -2.1192
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)

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.

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:

Demographics

Inhabitants of Guer are called Guerrois.

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