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Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
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| Coordinates: 48°52′N 1°26′E / 48.86°N 1.44°ECoordinates: 48°52′N 1°26′E / 48.86°N 1.44°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Dreux | |
| Canton | Anet | |
| Intercommunality | Agglomération du Pays de Dreux | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Olivier Marleix | |
| Area1 | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,632 | |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 28007 /28260 | |
| Elevation | 57–132 m (187–433 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Anet is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is situated between the rivers Eure and Vègre, 16 km (9.9 mi) northeast of Dreux by rail.
It possesses the remains of a magnificent 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.
The opening scene of the James Bond's movie "Thunderball" has been shot in Anet.
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