Anet
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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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 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Dreux |
| Canton | Anet |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Dreux |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Aliette Le Bihan[1] |
Area 1 | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,721 |
| • Density | 347/km2 (898/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
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Popular culture
The opening scene of the James Bond film "Thunderball" was shot in Anet.[6]
