Ablis

Ablis (French pronunciation: [abli] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France.

Ablis
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Ablis
Coat of arms
Location of Ablis
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Coordinates: 48°31′02″N 1°50′11″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Rambouillet
Canton	Rambouillet
Intercommunality	CA Rambouillet Territoires
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Siret[1]
Area 1	25.92 km2 (10.01 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,814
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ablisiens, Ablisiennes
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78003 /78660
Elevation	132–164 m (433–538 ft) (avg. 151 m or 495 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

During the Franco-Prussian War, when a German unit moved to take Ablis on October 7, 1870, they were ambushed and routed by about 1,500 French militia soldiers who were supported by the citizens of Ablis. In revenge, a German cavalry division subsequently torched Ablis.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,150 —     1800 790 −5.22% 1806 809 +0.40% 1821 966 +1.19% 1831 901 −0.69% 1836 903 +0.04% 1841 964 +1.32% 1846 1,009 +0.92% 1851 964 −0.91% 1856 970 +0.12% 1861 934 −0.75% 1866 1,001 +1.40% 1872 898 −1.79% 1876 883 −0.42% 1881 879 −0.09% 1886 965 +1.88% 1891 1,006 +0.84% 1896 1,008 +0.04%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 991 −0.34% 1906 985 −0.12% 1911 996 +0.22% 1921 950 −0.47% 1926 981 +0.64% 1931 958 −0.47% 1936 986 +0.58% 1946 1,099 +1.09% 1954 1,014 −1.00% 1962 1,034 +0.24% 1968 1,100 +1.04% 1975 1,115 +0.19% 1982 1,367 +2.95% 1990 2,033 +5.09% 1999 2,705 +3.22% 2009 3,247 +1.84% 2014 3,380 +0.81% 2020 3,509 +0.63%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[4] and INSEE[5]

Twin towns

Ablis is twinned with Wendelsheim (Germany).