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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 ...
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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
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La Saunière
La Saunière (; ) 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 just southeast of Guéret at the junction of the D942 and the D17 roads.
Population
Sights
* The church, dating from the twelfth century.
* The fifteenth-century château du Théret.
Personalities
* René Boudard (1909–2004), historian, was born here.
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
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