Anet
Anet 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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Location of Anet 
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| Coordinates: 48°51′26″N 1°26′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Dreux |
| Canton | Anet |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Dreux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–2020) | Aliette Le Bihan |
| Area 1 | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,733 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/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
The 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.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 1,475 | — |
| 1800 | 1,557 | +5.6% |
| 1806 | 1,486 | −4.6% |
| 1821 | 1,322 | −11.0% |
| 1831 | 1,416 | +7.1% |
| 1836 | 1,422 | +0.4% |
| 1846 | 1,401 | −1.5% |
| 1856 | 1,344 | −4.1% |
| 1866 | 1,418 | +5.5% |
| 1872 | 1,447 | +2.0% |
| 1881 | 1,447 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 1,431 | −1.1% |
| 1901 | 1,316 | −8.0% |
| 1911 | 1,395 | +6.0% |
| 1921 | 1,256 | −10.0% |
| 1926 | 1,239 | −1.4% |
| 1936 | 1,235 | −0.3% |
| 1946 | 1,294 | +4.8% |
| 1954 | 1,215 | −6.1% |
| 1962 | 1,341 | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 1,464 | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 1,700 | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 2,297 | +35.1% |
| 1990 | 2,696 | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 2,650 | −1.7% |
| 2007 | 2,626 | −0.9% |
| 2015 | 2,690 | +2.4% |
Popular culture
The opening scene of the James Bond film "Thunderball" was shot in Anet.
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References
- INSEE
- (in French)
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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