Anet

For other uses, see Anet (disambiguation).

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.

Anet
Commune
Coat of arms
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	CA Pays de Dreux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Aliette Le Bihan[1]
Area 1	7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,708
• 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

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.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,475 —     1800 1,557 +0.78% 1806 1,486 −0.77% 1821 1,322 −0.78% 1831 1,416 +0.69% 1836 1,422 +0.08% 1841 1,409 −0.18% 1846 1,401 −0.11% 1851 1,400 −0.01% 1856 1,344 −0.81% 1861 1,406 +0.91% 1866 1,418 +0.17% 1872 1,447 +0.34% 1876 1,465 +0.31% 1881 1,447 −0.25% 1886 1,466 +0.26% 1891 1,431 −0.48% 1896 1,395 −0.51%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,316 −1.16% 1906 1,372 +0.84% 1911 1,395 +0.33% 1921 1,256 −1.04% 1926 1,239 −0.27% 1931 1,252 +0.21% 1936 1,235 −0.27% 1946 1,294 +0.47% 1954 1,215 −0.78% 1962 1,341 +1.24% 1968 1,464 +1.47% 1975 1,700 +2.16% 1982 2,297 +4.39% 1990 2,696 +2.02% 1999 2,651 −0.19% 2007 2,626 −0.12% 2012 2,673 +0.36% 2017 2,733 +0.44%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Popular culture

The opening scene of the James Bond film "Thunderball" was shot in Anet.^[6]

See also

• Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department