Guer

Summary

Guer (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʁ]; Breton: Gwern-Porc'hoed) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[3]

Guer
Gwern-Porc'hoed
Saint Nicolas chapel near Guer
Saint Nicolas chapel near Guer
Coat of arms of Guer
Location of Guer
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Guer
Guer
Guer is located in Brittany
Guer
Guer
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[1]
Area
1
52.11 km2 (20.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,068
 • Density120/km2 (300/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 edit

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[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

  •   Media related to Guer at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official site (in French)
  • Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  • Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)