Anet (French pronunciation: [anɛt]) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It lies 14 km north-northeast of Dreux between the rivers Eure and Vesgre, the latter flowing into the former some 4 km northeast of Anet town hall.
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| Coordinates: 48°51′26″N 1°26′21″E / 48.8572°N 1.4392°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Dreux |
| Canton | Anet |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Dreux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Aliette Le Bihan[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,696 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28007 /28260 |
| Elevation | 57–132 m (187–433 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editThe town possesses the remains of a castle, the Château d'Anet, built in the middle of the 16th century by Henry II for Diana of Poitiers. Near it is the plain of Ivry-la-Bataille, where Henry IV defeated the armies of the Catholic League in 1590.[3]
Demographics
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Popular culture
editThe opening scene of the James Bond film "Thunderball" was shot in Anet.[6]
See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Anet". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 4.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Anet, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ [1] (in French)
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