The arrondissement of Guéret is an arrondissement of France, in the Creuse department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Guéret.

History
When the Creuse department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Guéret was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Guéret is the largest arrondissement of the department both in area, , and population (83,458 inhabitants).

The arrondissement of Guéret is the most northern arrondissement of the Creuse department. It is bordered to the northeast by the Cher department, to the east by the Allier department, to the south by the arrondissement of Aubusson, to the west by the Haute-Vienne department and to the north by the Indre department.

Composition

Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Guéret, only three cantons do not have all their "communes" in the arrondissement: Ahun, Bourganeuf and Gouzon. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Communes
The arrondissement of Guéret has 140 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Ahun (23001)
 Ajain (23002)
 Anzême (23004)
 Arrènes (23006)
 Augères (23010)
 Aulon (23011)
 Auriat (23012)
 Azat-Châtenet (23014)
 Azerables (23015)
 Bazelat (23018)
 Bénévent-l'Abbaye (23021)
 Bétête (23022)
 Blaudeix (23023)
 Bonnat (23025)
 Bord-Saint-Georges (23026)
 Bosmoreau-les-Mines (23027)
 Bourganeuf (23030)
 Le Bourg-d'Hem (23029)
 Boussac (23031)
 Boussac-Bourg (23032)
 La Brionne (23033)
 Bussière-Dunoise (23036)
 Bussière-Saint-Georges (23038)
 La Celle-Dunoise (23039)
 La Celle-sous-Gouzon (23040)
 La Cellette (23041)
 Ceyroux (23042)
 Chambon-Sainte-Croix (23044)
 Chamborand (23047)
 Champsanglard (23049)
 La Chapelle-Baloue (23050)
 La Chapelle-Saint-Martial (23051)
 La Chapelle-Taillefert (23052)
 Châtelus-le-Marcheix (23056)
 Châtelus-Malvaleix (23057)
 Chéniers (23062)
 Clugnat (23064)
 Colondannes (23065)
 Cressat (23068)
 Crozant (23070)
 Domeyrot (23072)
 Dun-le-Palestel (23075)
 Faux-Mazuras (23078)
 Fleurat (23082)
 La Forêt-du-Temple (23084)
 Fresselines (23087)
 Fursac (23192)
 Gartempe (23088)
 Genouillac (23089)
 Glénic (23092)
 Gouzon (23093)
 Le Grand-Bourg (23095)
 Guéret (23096)
 Jalesches (23098)
 Janaillat (23099)
 Jarnages (23100)
 Jouillat (23101)
 Ladapeyre (23102)
 Lafat (23103)
 Lavaufranche (23104)
 Lépinas (23107)
 Leyrat (23108)
 Linard (23109)
 Lizières (23111)
 Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre (23112)
 Maison-Feyne (23117)
 Maisonnisses (23118)
 Malleret-Boussac (23120)
 Malval (23121)
 Mansat-la-Courrière (23122)
 Marsac (23124)
 Masbaraud-Mérignat (23126)
 Mazeirat (23128)
 Méasnes (23130)
 Montaigut-le-Blanc (23132)
 Montboucher (23133)
 Mortroux (23136)
 Mourioux-Vieilleville (23137)
 Moutier-d'Ahun (23138)
 Moutier-Malcard (23139)
 Naillat (23141)
 Noth (23143)
 Nouzerines (23146)
 Nouzerolles (23147)
 Nouziers (23148)
 Parsac-Rimondeix (23149)
 Peyrabout (23150)
 Pierrefitte (23152)
 Pionnat (23154)
 Pontarion (23155)
 La Pouge (23157)
 Roches (23162)
 Sagnat (23166)
 Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat (23177)
 Saint-Amand-Jartoudeix (23181)
 Saint-Christophe (23186)
 Saint-Dizier-les-Domaines (23188)
 Saint-Dizier-Leyrenne (23189)
 Sainte-Feyre (23193)
 Saint-Éloi (23191)
 Saint-Fiel (23195)
 Saint-Georges-la-Pouge (23197)
 Saint-Germain-Beaupré (23199)
 Saint-Goussaud (23200)
 Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine (23201)
 Saint-Hilaire-le-Château (23202)
 Saint-Laurent (23206)
 Saint-Léger-Bridereix (23207)
 Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois (23208)
 Saint-Marien (23213)
 Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine (23217)
 Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine (23219)
 Saint-Pierre-Chérignat (23230)
 Saint-Pierre-le-Bost (23233)
 Saint-Priest-la-Feuille (23235)
 Saint-Priest-la-Plaine (23236)
 Saint-Priest-Palus (23237)
 Saint-Sébastien (23239)
 Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc (23240)
 Saint-Silvain-Montaigut (23242)
 Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx (23243)
 Saint-Sulpice-le-Dunois (23244)
 Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois (23245)
 Saint-Vaury (23247)
 Saint-Victor-en-Marche (23248)
 Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois (23250)
 Sardent (23168)
 La Saunière (23169)
 Savennes (23170)
 Soubrebost (23173)
 Soumans (23174)
 La Souterraine (23176)
 Tercillat (23252)
 Thauron (23253)
 Toulx-Sainte-Croix (23254)
 Trois-Fonds (23255)
 Vareilles (23258)
 Vidaillat (23260)
 Vigeville (23262)
 Villard (23263)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Creuse department
 Communes of the Creuse department

References

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