Guéret

Guéret
Prefecture and commune
The prefecture of the Creuse department
The prefecture of the Creuse department
Coat of arms of Guéret
Coat of arms
Location of Guéret
Map
Guéret is located in France
Guéret
Guéret
Guéret is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Guéret
Guéret
Coordinates: 46°10′17″N 1°52′09″E / 46.171389°N 1.869167°E / 46.171389; 1.869167
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCreuse
ArrondissementGuéret
CantonGuéret-1
Guéret-2
IntercommunalityLe Grand-Guéret
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Michel Vergnier[1]
Area
1
26.21 km2 (10.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
13,342
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
DemonymGuérétois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
23096 /23000
Elevation350–685 m (1,148–2,247 ft)
(avg. 518 m or 1,699 ft)
Websitewww.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.

Guéret (Occitan: Garait) is a commune of France. It is the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

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.

Guéret and its neighboring communes
Map of the commune of Guéret

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.

Population

The inhabitants of Guéret are known, in French, as Guérétois (women: Guérétoises).[4]

The commune of Guéret has a population, in 2014, of 13,342;[5] 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).[6] 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).[7]

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:[8]

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.
  • The Hotel de Moneyroux
    The Hotel de Moneyroux
  • Palais de la Sénatorerie
    Palais de la Sénatorerie
  • Dolmen in the garden of the Sénatorerie
    Dolmen in the garden of the Sénatorerie
  • Courtille lake
    Courtille lake

References

  1. ↑ "Votre Conseil Municipal" (in French). Ville de Guéret. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Guéret". Map-France.com. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Guéret" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Unité urbaine de Guéret (23301)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Aire urbaine de Guéret (104)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. ↑ Cite error: The named reference annuaire was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  9. ↑ "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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