Abondant
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Dreux | |
| Canton | Anet | |
| Community association | Agglo du Pays de Dreux | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 47 ' N , 1 ° 26' E | |
| height | 69-141 m | |
| surface | 34.8 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,372 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 68 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 28410 | |
| INSEE code | 28001 | |
Abondant is a French commune with 2,372 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Eure-et-Loir in the Région Center-Val de Loire in France . It belongs to the canton of Anet and the Agglo du Pays de Dreux municipal association . Abondant is on the border with the Normandy and Île-de-France regions .
geography
Abondant is about 75 kilometers west of Paris . The Eure limits on the west side. Abondant is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sorel-Moussel in the north and north-west, Rouvres in the north-east, Bû in the east, Serville in the south-east, Cherisy in the south and south-east, Montreuil in the south and south-west, Saint-Georges-Motel in the west and Marcilly-sur- Yours in the northwest.
history
In 1939, 2000 Spanish refugees from the civil war were housed here.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 751 | 815 | 1,017 | 1.314 | 1,494 | 1,742 | 1,977 | 2,372 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Culture and sights
- Saint-Pierre church from the 13th century
- Abondant Castle, Monument historique since 1928
- Octagonal pavilion, monument historique since 1969
Abondant Castle
Octagonal pavilion
