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Guer (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʁ]; Breton: Gwern-Porc'hoed) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Key Information
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 des Aspirants de Coëtquidan (Coetquidan's cadets' military school), for direct recruitment officers under timed contracts.
Demographics
[edit]Inhabitants of Guer are called Guerrois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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]- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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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)
