Coordinates: 48°51′20″N 1°26′25″E / 48.8555555556°N 1.44027777778°E
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Commune of Anet |
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  Anet
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Centre |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Dreux |
| Canton | Canton of Anet (chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Val d'Eure et Vesgre |
| Mayor | Olivier Marleix (2008–2012) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 57–132 m (190–430 ft) |
| Land area1 | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,633 (2006) |
| - Density | 335 /km2 (870 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 28007/ 28260 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Anet is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is situated between the rivers Eure and Vègre, 16 km (10 miles) northeast of Dreux by rail. Pop. (1906) 1324.
It possesses the remains of a magnificent 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.
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References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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