Arrondissement of Guéret

The arrondissement of Gueret is an arrondissement of France, in the Creuse department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Gueret.
History
When the Creuse department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Gueret was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Gueret is the largest arrondissement of the department both in area, , and population (83,458 inhabitants).
The arrondissement of Gueret 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 Gueret, 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 Gueret has 140 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Ahun (23001)
Ajain (23002)
Anzeme (23004)
Arrenes (23006)
Augeres (23010)
Aulon (23011)
Auriat (23012)
Azat-Chatenet (23014)
Azerables (23015)
Bazelat (23018)
Benevent-l'Abbaye (23021)
Betete (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)
Bussiere-Dunoise (23036)
Bussiere-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)
Chatelus-le-Marcheix (23056)
Chatelus-Malvaleix (23057)
Cheniers (23062)
Clugnat (23064)
Colondannes (23065)
Cressat (23068)
Crozant (23070)
Domeyrot (23072)
Dun-le-Palestel (23075)
Faux-Mazuras (23078)
Fleurat (23082)
La Foret-du-Temple (23084)
Fresselines (23087)
Fursac (23192)
Gartempe (23088)
Genouillac (23089)
Glenic (23092)
Gouzon (23093)
Le Grand-Bourg (23095)
Gueret (23096)
Jalesches (23098)
Janaillat (23099)
Jarnages (23100)
Jouillat (23101)
Ladapeyre (23102)
Lafat (23103)
Lavaufranche (23104)
Lepinas (23107)
Leyrat (23108)
Linard (23109)
Lizieres (23111)
Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre (23112)
Maison-Feyne (23117)
Maisonnisses (23118)
Malleret-Boussac (23120)
Malval (23121)
Mansat-la-Courriere (23122)
Marsac (23124)
Masbaraud-Merignat (23126)
Mazeirat (23128)
Measnes (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-Eloi (23191)
Saint-Fiel (23195)
Saint-Georges-la-Pouge (23197)
Saint-Germain-Beaupre (23199)
Saint-Goussaud (23200)
Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine (23201)
Saint-Hilaire-le-Chateau (23202)
Saint-Laurent (23206)
Saint-Leger-Bridereix (23207)
Saint-Leger-le-Gueretois (23208)
Saint-Marien (23213)
Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine (23217)
Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine (23219)
Saint-Pierre-Cherignat (23230)
Saint-Pierre-le-Bost (23233)
Saint-Priest-la-Feuille (23235)
Saint-Priest-la-Plaine (23236)
Saint-Priest-Palus (23237)
Saint-Sebastien (23239)
Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc (23240)
Saint-Silvain-Montaigut (23242)
Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx (23243)
Saint-Sulpice-le-Dunois (23244)
Saint-Sulpice-le-Gueretois (23245)
Saint-Vaury (23247)
Saint-Victor-en-Marche (23248)
Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois (23250)
Sardent (23168)
La Sauniere (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
Gueret