Ablis

Ablis
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Ablis
Coat of arms
Ablis
Location within Île-de-France region Ablis
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Rambouillet
Canton	Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines
Intercommunality	Contrée d'Ablis-Porte des Yvelines
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Louis Barth
Area1	25.92 km2 (10.01 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	3,260
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	78003 / 78660
Elevation	132–164 m (433–538 ft) (avg. 151 m or 495 ft)
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.

Ablis 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.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,150	—
1800	790	−31.3%
1806	809	+2.4%
1821	966	+19.4%
1831	901	−6.7%
1836	903	+0.2%
1841	964	+6.8%
1846	1,009	+4.7%
1851	964	−4.5%
1856	970	+0.6%
1861	934	−3.7%
1866	1,001	+7.2%
1872	898	−10.3%
1876	883	−1.7%
1881	879	−0.5%
1886	965	+9.8%
1891	1,006	+4.2%
1896	1,008	+0.2%
1901	991	−1.7%
1906	985	−0.6%
1911	996	+1.1%
1921	950	−4.6%
1926	981	+3.3%
1931	958	−2.3%
1936	986	+2.9%
1946	1,099	+11.5%
1954	1,014	−7.7%
1962	1,034	+2.0%
1968	1,100	+6.4%
1975	1,115	+1.4%
1982	1,367	+22.6%
1990	2,033	+48.7%
1999	2,705	+33.1%
2008	3,260	+20.5%

Twin towns

Ablis is twinned with Wendelsheim (Germany).

References

• INSEE