Ablis Explained

Ablis
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Ablis (Yvelines).svg
Arrondissement:Rambouillet
Canton:Rambouillet
Insee:78003
Postal Code:78660
Mayor:Jean-François Siret[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Rambouillet Territoires
Coordinates:48.5172°N 1.8364°W
Elevation M:151
Elevation Min M:132
Elevation Max M:164
Area Km2:25.92
Demonym:Ablisiens, Ablisiennes

Ablis (in French pronounced as /abli/) is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France.

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.[2]

Twin towns

Ablis is twinned with Wendelsheim (Germany).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon. Vierzehnte vollständig neubearbeitete Auflage. F. A. Brockhaus in Leipzig, Berlin und Wien. 1894