Guer
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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Guer |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Guer |
| Mayor | Jean-Luc Bléher (2008—2014) |
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| Elevation | 18–155 m (59–509 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| Land area1 | 52.11 km2 (20.12 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 5,560 (1999) |
| - Density | 107 /km2 (280 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56075/ 56380 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 47°54′17″N 2°07′09″W / 47.9047°N 2.1192°W
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/Brekilien Forest, which is the setting of the Round Table novels in Brittany. It is 43 km (27 mi) southwest from Rennes/Roazhon, 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)
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[edit] Demographics
Inhabitants of Guer are called Guerrois.
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[edit] External links
- Official site (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Guer (French)
- Map of Guer on Michelin (English)
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