Arrondissement of Guéret

The arrondissement of Guéret is an arrondissement of France in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 127 communes.^[2] Its population is 72,586 (2021), and its area is 2,736.7 km² (1,056.6 sq mi).^[3]

Guéret
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
No. of communes	127
Prefecture	Guéret
Area	2,736.7 km2 (1,056.6 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	72,530
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
INSEE code	232

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Guéret, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Ahun (23001)
2. Ajain (23002)
3. Anzême (23004)
4. Arrènes (23006)
5. Ars (23007)
6. Augères (23010)
7. Aulon (23011)
8. Auriat (23012)
9. Azat-Châtenet (23014)
10. Azerables (23015)
11. Banize (23016)
12. Bazelat (23018)
13. Bénévent-l'Abbaye (23021)
14. Bonnat (23025)
15. Bosmoreau-les-Mines (23027)
16. Bourganeuf (23030)
17. Le Bourg-d'Hem (23029)
18. La Brionne (23033)
19. Bussière-Dunoise (23036)
20. La Celle-Dunoise (23039)
21. La Cellette (23041)
22. Ceyroux (23042)
23. Chamberaud (23043)
24. Chambon-Sainte-Croix (23044)
25. Chamborand (23047)
26. Champsanglard (23049)
27. La Chapelle-Baloue (23050)
28. La Chapelle-Saint-Martial (23051)
29. La Chapelle-Taillefert (23052)
30. Châtelus-le-Marcheix (23056)
31. Châtelus-Malvaleix (23057)
32. Chavanat (23060)
33. Chéniers (23062)
34. Colondannes (23065)
35. Crozant (23070)
36. Le Donzeil (23074)
37. Dun-le-Palestel (23075)
38. Faux-Mazuras (23078)
39. Fleurat (23082)
40. La Forêt-du-Temple (23084)
41. Fransèches (23086)
42. Fresselines (23087)
43. Fursac (23192)
44. Gartempe (23088)
45. Genouillac (23089)
46. Glénic (23092)
47. Le Grand-Bourg (23095)
48. Guéret (23096)
49. Jalesches (23098)
50. Janaillat (23099)
51. Jouillat (23101)
52. Lafat (23103)
53. Lépinas (23107)
54. Linard-Malval (23109)
55. Lizières (23111)
56. Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre (23112)
57. Maison-Feyne (23117)
58. Maisonnisses (23118)
59. Mansat-la-Courrière (23122)
60. Marsac (23124)
61. Mazeirat (23128)
62. Méasnes (23130)
63. Montaigut-le-Blanc (23132)
64. Montboucher (23133)
65. Le Monteil-au-Vicomte (23134)
66. Mortroux (23136)
67. Mourioux-Vieilleville (23137)
68. Moutier-d'Ahun (23138)
69. Moutier-Malcard (23139)
70. Naillat (23141)
71. Noth (23143)
72. Nouzerolles (23147)
73. Nouziers (23148)
74. Peyrabout (23150)
75. Pontarion (23155)
76. La Pouge (23157)
77. Roches (23162)
78. Royère-de-Vassivière (23165)
79. Sagnat (23166)
80. Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat (23177)
81. Saint-Amand-Jartoudeix (23181)
82. Saint-Avit-le-Pauvre (23183)
83. Saint-Christophe (23186)
84. Saint-Dizier-les-Domaines (23188)
85. Saint-Dizier-Masbaraud (23189)
86. Sainte-Feyre (23193)
87. Saint-Éloi (23191)
88. Saint-Fiel (23195)
89. Saint-Georges-la-Pouge (23197)
90. Saint-Germain-Beaupré (23199)
91. Saint-Goussaud (23200)
92. Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine (23201)
93. Saint-Hilaire-le-Château (23202)
94. Saint-Junien-la-Bregère (23205)
95. Saint-Laurent (23206)
96. Saint-Léger-Bridereix (23207)
97. Saint-Léger-le-Guérétois (23208)
98. Saint-Martial-le-Mont (23214)
99. Saint-Martin-Château (23216)
100. Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine (23217)
101. Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine (23219)
102. Saint-Michel-de-Veisse (23222)
103. Saint-Moreil (23223)
104. Saint-Pardoux-Morterolles (23227)
105. Saint-Pierre-Bellevue (23232)
106. Saint-Pierre-Chérignat (23230)
107. Saint-Priest-la-Feuille (23235)
108. Saint-Priest-la-Plaine (23236)
109. Saint-Priest-Palus (23237)
110. Saint-Sébastien (23239)
111. Saint-Silvain-Montaigut (23242)
112. Saint-Sulpice-le-Dunois (23244)
113. Saint-Sulpice-le-Guérétois (23245)
114. Saint-Vaury (23247)
115. Saint-Victor-en-Marche (23248)
116. Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois (23250)
117. Sardent (23168)
118. La Saunière (23169)
119. Savennes (23170)
120. Soubrebost (23173)
121. Sous-Parsat (23175)
122. La Souterraine (23176)
123. Tercillat (23252)
124. Thauron (23253)
125. Vareilles (23258)
126. Vidaillat (23260)
127. Villard (23263)

History

The arrondissement of Guéret was created in 1800.^[4] At the March 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Creuse, it gained 18 communes from the arrondissement of Aubusson, and it lost 28 communes to the arrondissement of Aubusson.^[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Guéret were, as of January 2015:^[6]

1. Ahun
2. Bénévent-l'Abbaye
3. Bonnat
4. Bourganeuf
5. Boussac
6. Châtelus-Malvaleix
7. Dun-le-Palestel
8. Le Grand-Bourg
9. Guéret-Nord
10. Guéret-Sud-Est
11. Guéret-Sud-Ouest
12. Jarnages
13. Pontarion
14. Saint-Vaury
15. La Souterraine