Guéret

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

Commune of Guéret

Location
Guéret (France)
Guéret
Administration
Country France
Region Limousin
Department Creuse (préfecture)
Arrondissement Guéret
Canton Chief town of 3 cantons
Intercommunality Guéret Saint-Vaury
Mayor Michel Vergnier (PS)
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 350 m–685 m
(avg. 436 m)
Land area¹ 26.21 km²
Population²
(1999)
14,123
 - Density 538.8/km² (1999)
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.
France

Guéret is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Creuse département. It is the largest commune in population in the Creuse département and the fourth-largest in the Limousin region, with a 1999 census population of 14,123 inhabitants.

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