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Gueret

Guéret
The park and the Sénatorerie Museum, in Guéret
The park and the Sénatorerie Museum, in Guéret
Coat of arms of Guéret
Coat of arms
Guéret is located in France
Guéret
Guéret
Coordinates: 46°10′17″N 1°52′09″E / 46.1714°N 1.8692°E / 46.1714; 1.8692Coordinates: 46°10′17″N 1°52′09″E / 46.1714°N 1.8692°E / 46.1714; 1.8692
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Guéret
Intercommunality Guéret Saint-Vaury
Government
 • 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)

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: Germany Stein, Bavaria, Germany since 1991



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