Guéret (French: [ɡeʁɛ]; Occitan: Garait) is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Guéret | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
 The park and the Sénatorerie Museum, in Guéret | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Guéret  | |
  Guéret  Guéret | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′17″N 1°52′09″E / 46.1714°N 1.8692°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Creuse |
| Arrondissement | Guéret |
| Canton | Guéret-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Guéret |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Françoise Fournier[1] |
| Area 1 | 26.21 km2 (10.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 12,840 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Geography
editGuéret is a light industrial town, the largest in the department, with a big woodland and some farming not far from the town centre. It is approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi)[3] by road northeast of Limoges at the junction of the D942, D940 and the N145 roads.
History
editGuéret grew up round an abbey founded in the 7th century. In later times it became the capital of the County of La Marche.[4]
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 12,849 | — |
| 1975 | 14,855 | +2.09% |
| 1982 | 15,720 | +0.81% |
| 1990 | 14,706 | −0.83% |
| 1999 | 14,123 | −0.45% |
| 2007 | 14,066 | −0.05% |
| 2012 | 13,219 | −1.23% |
| 2017 | 13,161 | −0.09% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sights
edit- The church of St. Pierre and St. Paul, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The Hotel de Moneyroux (incorrectly called "Castle of the Counts of Marche", as no count ever lived in Guéret). This building, of Gothic style, was constructed in the fifteenth century by Antoine Allard (1839-1896). It is now the headquarters of the General Council of the Creuse. It can be visited during public holidays.
- The Presidial, dating from the seventeenth century. This building houses the town hall.
- The Museum of the Sénatorerie. Partly built in eighteenth century, the building served as the residence of senators under Napoleon. Since 1832, the Society of Archaeological and Natural Sciences of the Creuse, one of the oldest learned societies of France has been housed here. It brings together natural history collections and works of art. In 1907, the Hotel de la Sénatorerie museum was surrounded by a park and trees.[6]
- The war memorial.
- The seventeenth-century chateau of Sainte Feyrer, built on the foundations of a castle from the Middle Ages, of which there are some remains. The building of the eighteenth century was constructed by the architect Brousseau. It has an elegant staircase and the oratory is classified as a historical monument.
- A vast permanent labyrinth is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Guéret.
- Courtille lake, a recreation area south of Guéret, is an artificial lake along a shaded path. With a circumference of about 3 km, it is used for sports and leisure (running, sailing, walking) or picnicking on the grass.
- Chabrières forest is large and stretches south of Guéret. It includes: A zoo, where one can see wolves in semi-liberty in large enclosures. Opened in 2001, it is a noted site in the field of protection of this species. There are some huge natural monoliths, such as "la Pierre Grole" linked to local myths and legends and some old granite quarries, once used mainly for cobblestones of the streets of Paris.
Climate
editGuéret has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) influenced by its elevation and proximity to the Bay of Biscay's maritime inflow of Gulf Stream air. As a result, the climate is mild for its latitude, wet and also relatively gloomy.
| Climate data for Guéret (1987–2010 normals; extremes 1987–2017) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
36.4 (97.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.0 (104.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.5 (34.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.1 (10.2) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 92.2 (3.63) |
89.2 (3.51) |
83.7 (3.30) |
94.0 (3.70) |
99.9 (3.93) |
79.8 (3.14) |
82.3 (3.24) |
75.0 (2.95) |
88.0 (3.46) |
93.7 (3.69) |
98.6 (3.88) |
93.7 (3.69) |
1,070.7 (42.15) |
| Average precipitation days | 13.4 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 139.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 79.1 | 97.2 | 137.4 | 138.8 | 177.8 | 169.3 | 219.2 | 242.5 | 183.9 | 122.1 | 82.5 | 63.2 | 1,710.7 |
| Source 1: Météo Climat[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Météo Climat[8] | |||||||||||||
Personalities
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- Antoine Varillas, a historian, was born here in 1624.
- Marcel Jouhandeau (1888–1979), writer, was born here.
- Madeleine Chapelle (1782–1849), the wife and model of painter Dominique Ingres.[9][10]
- Georges Pludermacher (born 1944), classical pianist
- Pierre Michon (born 1945), writer, spent his childhood here.
- Pierre Petit (born 1957), racing driver
International relations
editGuéret is twinned with:
Stein, Bavaria, Germany since 1991 and Puck, Poland
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Limoges to Guéret".
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Guéret". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 670.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "museum of Sénatorerie". Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
- ^ "French climate normals 1981–2010". Météo Climat. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Weather extremes for Guéret". Météo Climat. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ Biographie de Ingres Archived 6 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Biographie de Madeleine Chapelle
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guéret.
- Official town website (in French)