Arrondissement of Guéret

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.

### 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_:

|rowspan="2"|INSEE Code || rowspan="2" | Canton || colspan="2" | Arrondissements || rowspan="2" | Total||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2301|Ahun|10|17|**27**|
|2304|Bonnat||18|**18**|
|2305|Bourganeuf|4|13|**17**|
|2306|Boussac||17|**17**|
|2307|Dun-le-Palestel||17|**17**|
|2310|Gouzon|12|13|**25**|
|2311|Le Grand-Bourg||16|**16**|
|2312|Guéret-1||4 + part of Guéret|**4** + part of Guéret|
|2313|Guéret-2||6 + part of Guéret|**6** + part of Guéret|
|2314|Saint-Vaury||11|**11**|
|2315|La Souterraine||7|**7**|

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Guéret has 140 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The _communes_ in the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23096|Guéret|13,342|Guéret-1 and Guéret-2|Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret|
|23176|La Souterraine|5,295|La Souterraine|Pays Dunois, Pays Sostranien, Bénévent - Grand-Bourg|
|23030|Bourganeuf|2,725|Bourganeuf|Ciate, Bourganeuf – Royère-De-Vassivière|
|23193|Sainte-Feyre|2,470|Guéret-1|Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret|
|23245|Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois|1,987|Saint-Vaury|Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret|
|23247|Saint-Vaury|1,791|Saint-Vaury|Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Guéret|
|23093|Gouzon|1,575|Gouzon|Pays de Boussac, Carrefour des Quatre Provinces, Evaux-Les-Bains – Chambon-sur-Voueize|
|23001|Ahun|1,466|Ahun|Ciate, Bourganeuf – Royère-De-Vassivière|
|23025|Bonnat|1,310|Bonnat|PPortes de la Creuse en Marche|
|23031|Boussac|1,285|Boussac|Pays de Boussac, Carrefour des Quatre Provinces, Evaux-Les-Bains – Chambon-sur-Voueize|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Creuse department
- Communes of the Creuse department

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Guéret
- **insee**: 232
- **nbcomm**: 127
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Guéret
- **area**: 2736.7
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Guéret 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine