Guéret

Guéret () is a commune of France. It is the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
History.
In 1514, Guéret became the capital of the County of Marche, a medieval French county, approximately corresponding to the modern Creuse department.
In 1790, when the departments were created, Guéret was named as the capital of the Creuse department.
Geography.
Guéret is in a plateau between the Creuse and the Gartempe rivers, at the foot of two hills: the "Puy de Gaudy", high, and the "Maupuy", high. The "commune" has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The city of Guéret is at about from Bordeaux, at from Toulouse, at from Paris and at from Lyon.
The "communes" that are around Guéret are Saint-Fiel, Sainte-Feyre, Savennes, Saint-Christophe, La Chapelle-Taillefert, Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois and Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois.
Climate.
Guéret has an oceanic climate with relatively hot summers, mild winters and abundant rainfall, Cfb in the Köppen climate classification.
Population.
The inhabitants of Guéret are known, in French, as "Guérétois" (women: "Guérétoises").
The "commune" of Guéret has a population, in 2014, of 13,342; its population density is of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Guéret
Guéret forms, together with Saint-Fiel, the urban area of Guéret with a population of 14,157 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Guéret, formed by 32 "communes" with a population of 31,499 inhabitants and an area of .
Administration.
Guéret is the prefecture of the Creuse department, the capital of the "arrondissement" of Guéret and the administrative centre () of two cantons:
It is part of the intercommunality "Le Grand Guéret" ().
Sister cities.
Guéret is twinned with: