Guéret | ||
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The park and the Sénatorerie Museum, in Guéret
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Coordinates: 46°10′17″N 1°52′09″E / 46.1714°N 1.8692°ECoordinates: 46°10′17″N 1°52′09″E / 46.1714°N 1.8692°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Creuse | |
Arrondissement | Guéret | |
Intercommunality | Guéret Saint-Vaury | |
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• Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Vergnier (PS) | |
Area1 | 26.21 km2 (10.12 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 14,063 | |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 23096 / 23000 | |
Elevation | 350–685 m (1,148–2,247 ft) (avg. 436 m or 1,430 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Guéret (French: [ɡeʁɛ]; Occitan: Garait) is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
A light industrial town, the largest in the department, with a big woodland and a little farming not far 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.
Guéret is twinned with: Stein, Bavaria, Germany since 1991