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Commune in Brittany, France

Commune in Brittany, France
Guer Gwern-Porc'hoed
Commune
Saint Nicolas chapel near GuerSaint Nicolas chapel near Guer
Coat of arms of GuerCoat of arms
Location of Guer
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Coordinates: 47°54′17″N 2°07′09″W / 47.9047°N 2.1192°W / 47.9047; -2.1192
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonGuer
IntercommunalityCC de l'Oust à Brocéliande
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Bléher
Area52.11 km (20.12 sq mi)
Population6,056
 • Density120/km (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code56075 /56380
Elevation18–155 m (59–509 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guer (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʁ]; 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 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.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,757—    
1975 5,922+0.40%
1982 5,657−0.65%
1990 5,794+0.30%
1999 5,560−0.46%
2007 6,305+1.58%
2012 6,327+0.07%
2017 6,192−0.43%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Communes of the Morbihan department


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