Guéret
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Commune of Guéret |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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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. | |
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.
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)