Guéret
Guéret (Occitan: Garait) is a commune of France. It is the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
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Guéret | |
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| The prefecture of the Creuse department | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Guéret-1 Guéret-2 |
| Intercommunality | Le Grand-Guéret |
| Mayor | Michel Vergnier[1] (2014-2020) |
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| Elevation | 350–685 m (1,148–2,247 ft) (avg. 518 m/1,699 ft) |
| Land area1 | 26.21 km2 (10.12 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 13,342 (2014) |
| - Density | 509/km2 (1,320/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 23096/ 23000 |
| Website | www.ville-gueret.fr |
| 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. | |
History
In 1514, Guéret became the capital of the County of Marche, a medieval French county, approximately corresponding to the modern Creuse department.
In 1790, when the departments were created, Guéret was named as the capital of the Creuse department.
Geography
Guéret is in a plateau between the Creuse and the Gartempe rivers, at the foot of two hills: the Puy de Gaudy, 651 m (2,136 ft) high, and the Maupuy, 689 m (2,260 ft) high. The commune has an area of 26.2 km2 (10.1 sq mi),[2] and its average altitude is 518 m (1,699 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 431 m (1,414 ft).[3]
The city of Guéret is at about 291 km (181 mi) from Bordeaux, at 374 km (232 mi) from Toulouse, at 390 km (240 mi) from Paris and at 327 km (203 mi) from Lyon.
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The communes that are around Guéret are Saint-Fiel, Sainte-Feyre, Savennes, Saint-Christophe, La Chapelle-Taillefert, Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois and Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois.
Climate
Guéret has an oceanic climate with relatively hot summers, mild winters and abundant rainfall, Cfb in the Köppen climate classification.[4]
Population
The inhabitants of Guéret are known, in French, as Guérétois (women: Guérétoises).[5]
The commune of Guéret has a population, in 2014, of 13,342;[6] its population density is of 509 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Guéret
Guéret forms, together with Saint-Fiel, the urban area of Guéret with a population of 14,157 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 42.9 km2 (16.6 sq mi).[7] This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Guéret, formed by 32 communes with a population of 31,499 inhabitants and an area of 626.4 km2 (241.9 sq mi).[8]
Administration
Guéret is the prefecture of the Creuse department, the capital of the arrondissement of Guéret and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of two cantons:
It is part of the intercommunality Le Grand Guéret (French: Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret).
Sister cities
Guéret is twinned with:[4]
Sites of interest
- The Hotel de Moneyroux. This building, of Gothic style, was built in the fifteenth century. It is now the headquarters of the General Council of the Creuse.
- The Presidial, dating from the seventeenth century, now is the town hall.
- The Museum of the Sénatorerie. The building served as house for senators under Napoleon. Since 1832, the Society of Archaeological and Natural Sciences of the Creuse has been housed here.[9]
- Courtille lake, a recreation area south of Guéret, is an artificial lake along a shaded path.
- Chabrières forest is a large forest to the south of Guéret. It has a zoo, where one can see wolves in semi-liberty in large espaces with walls. Here there are some big dolmens.
Gallery
The Hotel de Moneyroux
Palais de la Sénatorerie
Courtille lake
Guéret Media
Map of the Creuse department
Loups de Chabrières
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Votre Conseil Municipal" (in French). Ville de Guéret. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Commune de Guéret (23096) - Comparateur de territoire". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Guéret". Map-France.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ville de Guéret". Annuaire-Mairie.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Guéret" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Unité urbaine de Guéret (23301)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Aire urbaine de Guéret (104)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Musée d'Art et d'Archéology de Guéret" (in French). Ville de Guéret. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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Other websites
- Ville de Guéret - official website (in French)
- La Communauté d’Agglomération du Grand-Guéret (in French)
- Conseil Départamental de la Creuse (in French)
- Préfecture de la Creuse (in French)