the Bay of Biscay's maritime inflow of Gulf Stream air. As a result, the climate is mild for its latitude, wet and also relatively gloomy. Personalities Antoine Varillas, an historian, was born here in 1624. Marcel Jouhandeau (1888–1979), writer, was born here. Madeleine Chapelle (1782–1849), the wife and model of painter Dominique Ingres. Georges Pludermacher -1944), classical pianist Pierre Michon (1945), writer, spent his childhood here. International relations Guéret is twinned with: Stein, Bavaria, Germany since 1991 and Puck, Poland See also Communes of the Creuse department Monts de Gueret Animal Park References External links Official town website Communes of Creuse Prefectures in France County of La Marche