Abondant (French pronunciation: [abɔ̃dɑ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
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| Coordinates: 48°47′N 1°26′E / 48.78°N 1.44°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Dreux |
| Canton | Anet |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Dreux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Virginie Quentin[1] |
Area 1 | 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,434 |
| • Density | 69.9/km2 (181/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Abondantais, Abondantaises |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28001 /28410 |
| Elevation | 69–141 m (226–463 ft) (avg. 137 m or 449 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editIt is located 10 km north east of Dreux on the D147 road. The Avre aqueduct passes to the north of the commune. The Château d'Abondant dates from the reign of Louis XIII and is now a care home. It was previously owned by banker Henry Herman Harjes, Baron Jules de Koenigswarter and his wife, the former Pannonica Rothschild.[3]
Population
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "HISTORIC CHATEAU FIGURES IN SALE; Abondant, Famous Seigneurie Near Paris, Dates Back More Than 300 Years" (PDF). The New York Times. 19 September 1937. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Abondant, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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