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Coordinates: 46°10′17″N 1°52′09″E / 46.171389°N 1.869167°E / 46.171389; 1.869167

Commune of Guéret
Location
Guéret is located in France
Guéret
Administration
Country France
Region Blason région fr Limousin.svg Limousin
Department Blason23.PNG Creuse (préfecture)
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Chef-lieu of 3 cantons
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de Guéret Saint-Vaury
Mayor Michel Vergnier (PS)
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 350–685 m (1,100–2,200 ft)
(avg. 436 m/1,430 ft)
Land area1 26.21 km2 (10.12 sq mi)
Population2 14,729  (2006)
 - Density 562 /km2 (1,460 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 23096/ 23000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Guéret is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse département of the Limousin region of central France.

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Geography

A light industrial town, the largest in the département, with a little woodland and farming away from the town centre. It is approximately 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Limoges at the junction of the D942, D940 and the N145 roads.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2005
11,384 12,849 14,855 15,720 14,706 14,123 14,729
Census count starting from 1962 [1] Population without double counting

Places of interest

The préfecture of Creuse, at Guéret
  • The church of St.Pierre & St.Paul, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The Hotel de Moneyroux (wrongly called "Castle of the Counts of Marche", as no count ever lived in Guéret). This building, of Gothic style, was constructed in the fifteenth century by Antoine Allard. It is now the headquarters of the General Council of the Creuse. It can be visited during public holidays.
  • The Presidial, dating from the seventeenth century. This building houses the town hall.
  • The Museum of the Sénatorerie. Partly built in eighteenth century, the building served as the residence of senators under Napoleon. Since 1832, the Society of Archaeological and Natural Sciences of the Creuse, one of the oldest learned societies of France has been housed here. It brings together natural history collections and works of art. In 1907, the Hotel de la Sénatorerie museum was surrounded by a park and trees [2].
  • The war memorial.
  • The seventeenth century chateau of Sainte Feyrer, built on the foundations of a castle from the Middle Ages, of which there are some remains. The building of the eighteenth century was constructed by the architect Brousseau. It has an elegant staircase and the oratory is classified as an historical monument.
  • A vast permanent labyrinth is located 3 miles (5 km) south of Guéret.
  • Courtille lake, a recreation area south of Guéret, is an artificial lake along a shaded path. With a circumference of about 3 km, it is used for sports and leisure (running, sailing, walking) or picnicking on the grass
  • Chabrières forest is large and stretches south of Guéret. It includes: A zoo, where one can see wolves in semi-liberty in large enclosures. Opened in 2001, it is a noted site in the field of protection of this species. There are some huge natural monoliths, linked to local myths and legends and some old granite quarries, once used mainly for cobblestones of the streets of Paris.


People with links to the commune

The wolves of Chabrières

Twin town

Germany Stein, Bavaria, Germany since 1991

See also

External links

Notes

  1. ^ Guéret on the Insee website (French)
  2. ^ museum of Sénatorerie
  3. ^ Biographie de Ingres
  4. ^ Biographie de Madeleine Chapelle







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