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Canton Of Guéret-2
The canton of Guéret-2 is an administrative division of the Creuse department, in central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Guéret. It consists of the following communes: # La Chapelle-Taillefert #Guéret Guéret (; Occitan: ''Garait'') is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography Guéret is a light industrial town, the largest in the department, with a big woodland a ... (partly) # Montaigut-le-Blanc # Saint-Christophe # Saint-Éloi # Saint-Silvain-Montaigut # Saint-Victor-en-Marche References {{DEFAULTSORT:Guéret-2 Cantons of Creuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of France
The cantons of France () are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. There are 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in more than one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creuse
Creuse (; or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the east, Corrèze to the south, and Haute-Vienne to the west. In 2020, the population of this department is 115,995, while the official estimates in 2022 is 113,711. Guéret, the Prefecture of Creuse has a population approximately 12,000, making it the largest settlement in the department. The next biggest town is La Souterraine and then Aubusson. The department is situated in the former Province of La Marche. Creuse is one of the most rural and sparsely populated departments in France, with a population density of , and a 2019 population of 116,617 - the second-smallest of any Departments in France. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions and the Communes of France, communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five Overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements and 2,054 Cantons of France, cantons (as of 2023). These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments, and, in certain cases, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( , ). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guéret
Guéret (; Occitan: ''Garait'') is a commune and the prefecture of the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography Guéret 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 by road northeast of Limoges at the junction of the D942, D940 and the N145 roads. History Guéret grew up round an abbey founded in the 7th century. In later times it became the capital of the County of La Marche. Population Sights *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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chapelle-Taillefert
La Chapelle-Taillefert (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated in the valley of the river Gartempe, some south of Guéret at the junction of the D 52, D 940 and the D 940A roads. Population Sights * The church, dating from the twelfth century. * The fourteenth-century stone cross. * Remains of a hypogeum. * A menhir. Personalities *Victor Lanoux, comedian and writer, born 1936, lived here during the Second World War. See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 255 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montaigut-le-Blanc, Creuse
Montaigut-le-Blanc (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some southwest of Guéret at the junction of the D22, D52 and the D914 roads. The commune is served by a TER railway station at the nearby hamlet of La Neuville. Population Sights * The church, dating from the thirteenth century. * The restored fifteenth-century castle. * An eighteenth-century chapel. See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 255 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Christophe, Creuse
Saint-Christophe (; Limousin: ''Sent Cristòu'') is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 255 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Éloi, Creuse
Saint-Éloi (; Limousin: ''Sent Alec'') is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 255 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Silvain-Montaigut
Saint-Silvain-Montaigut (; Limousin: ''Sant Sauve Mont Agut'') is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 255 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Victor-en-Marche
Saint-Victor-en-Marche (, literally ''Saint-Victor in Marche''; Limousin: ''Sent Victòr'') is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 255 communes of the Creuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Creuse {{Creuse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
