Ablis
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet |
| Canton | Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines |
| Intercommunality | Contrée d'Ablis-Porte des Yvelines |
| Mayor | Jean-Louis Barth (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 132–164 m (433–538 ft) (avg. 151 m or 495 ft) |
| Land area1 | 25.92 km2 (10.01 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,185 (2006) |
| - Density | 123 /km2 (320 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78003/ 78660 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°31′02″N 1°50′11″E / 48.5172°N 01.8364°E
Ablis is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France.
[edit] 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 cavallery division subsequently torched Ablis.[1]
[edit] Twin towns
Ablis is twinned with Wendelsheim (Germany).
[edit] References
- ^ Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon. Vierzehnte vollständig neubearbeitete Auflage. F. A. Brockhaus in Leipzig, Berlin und Wien. 1894
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