Anet Explained

Anet
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Anet (Eure-et-Loir).svg
Arrondissement:Dreux
Canton:Anet
Intercommunality:CA Pays de Dreux
Insee:28007
Postal Code:28260
Mayor:Aliette Le Bihan[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:48.8572°N 1.4392°W
Elevation Min M:57
Elevation Max M:132
Area Km2:7.85

Anet (in French pronounced as /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.

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.

Popular culture

The opening scene of the James Bond film "Thunderball" was shot in Anet.[2]

See also

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. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123023951/http://www.thunderblog.net/le-chateau-danet-scene-douverture-de-thunderball/