Guer

Guer (Breton: Gwern-Porc'hoed) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.

Guer

Gwern-Porc'hoed
Commune
Saint Nicolas chapel near Guer
Coat of arms
Location of Guer
Guer
Guer
Coordinates: 47°54′17″N 2°07′09″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonGuer
IntercommunalityPays de Guer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Bléher[1]
Area
1
52.11 km2 (20.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
6,192
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56075 /56380
Elevation18–155 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.

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 recruitment;
  • École militaire interarmes (inter-services military school), for non-commissioned officers; and
  • 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
  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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