Guer Explained

Guer
Native Name:	Gwern-Porc'hoed
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Guer (Morbihan).svg
Coordinates:	47.9047°N -2.1192°W
Arrondissement:	Vannes
Canton:	Guer
Insee:	56075
Postal Code:	56380
Mayor:	Jean-Luc Bléher^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC de l'Oust à Brocéliande
Elevation M:	50
Elevation Min M:	18
Elevation Max M:	155
Area Km2:	52.11

Guer (in French pronounced as /ɡɛʁ/;) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.^[2]

It is located at the edge of the famous Brocéliande Forest, which is the setting of the Round Table novels in Brittany. It is 43km (27miles) 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

• Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

• • Official site
  • Mayors of Morbihan Association

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maires du Morbihan. 7 July 2020. Préfecture du Morbihan.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM56075-guer INSEE commune file