Guer 3191344 203817099 2008-04-06T19:44:17Z 81.33.129.199 {{French commune |nomcommune=Guer |native_name=Gwern-Porc'hoed |image_map = France_jms.png |x = 56 |y = 97 |lat_long={{coord|47|54|17|N|2|7|9|W|region:FR_type:city}} |région=[[Bretagne]] |département=[[Morbihan]] |arrondissement=Vannes |canton=[[Canton of Guer|Guer]] (chief town) |insee=56075 |cp=56380 |maire=Jean-Luc Bléher |mandat=[[2001]]-[[2008]]| |intercomm=[[Communauté de communes du Pays de Guer|C.C. du Pays de Guer]] |alt moy=50 m |alt mini=18 m |alt maxi=155 m |hectares=5,211 |km²=52.11 |sans=5,560 |date-sans=1999 |dens=106 |date-dens=1999}} '''Guer''' ([[Breton language|Breton]]: ''Gwern-Porc'hoed'') is a small town and [[commune in France|commune]] of the [[Morbihan]] ''[[département in France|département]]'', in [[France]]. It is located at the edge of the famous [[Brocéliande|Brocéliande/Brekilien]] Forest, which is the setting of the [[Round Table]] novels in [[Brittany]]. It is 43 km southwest from [[Rennes|Rennes/Roazhon]], the regional capital. Camp Coëtquidan (Camp de Coëtquidan) is located in Guer and comprises 3 military educational facilities: *the [[École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr]], France's foremost military academy dedicated to the training of Army officers through direct recruitement *the École Militaire Interarmes (inter-services military school), for non-commissioned officers *the École Militaire du Corps Technique et Administratif (military school of the technical and administrative corps) ==Demographics== Inhabitants of Guer are called ''Guerrois''. As of the [[census]] of 1999, the town has a population of {{formatnum:5,560}}. ==See also== *[[Communes of the Morbihan department]] ==External links== *[http://www.ville-guer.fr Official site] {{fr icon}} *[http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=56075 French Ministry of Culture list for Guer] {{fr icon}} *[http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=56380&strLocation=Guer&strCountry=1424&image2.x=28&image2.y=7 Map of Guer on Michelin] {{en icon}} ==References== [http://www.maires56.asso.fr Mayors of Morbihan Association] {{fr icon}}; [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] {{en icon}}; [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] {{en icon}} {{Morbihan-geo-stub}} [[category:Communes of Morbihan]] [[br:Gwern-Porc'hoed]] [[ca:Guer]] [[ceb:Guer]] [[es:Guer]] [[fr:Guer]] [[it:Guer]] [[nl:Guer]] [[pl:Guer]] [[pt:Guer]] [[vo:Guer]]