Ablis

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Ablis
Ablis coat of arms
Ablis (France)
Ablis
region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Rambouillet
Canton Rambouillet
Community association Rambouillet Territoires
Coordinates 48 ° 31 '  N , 1 ° 50'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 31 '  N , 1 ° 50'  E
height 132-164 m
surface 25.92 km 2
Residents 3,439 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 133 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 78660
INSEE code 78003
Website http://www.ablis.fr/

St-Pierre Church

Ablis is a commune in the Yvelines department in the region Ile-de-France . It is located in the arrondissement of Rambouillet in the canton of Rambouillet . The place is about 30 kilometers south of Paris . The community covers around 26 square kilometers, most of which (80 percent) are used for agriculture, at 155 meters above sea level . It has 3439 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The Autoroute A 11 ( L'Océane ), which leads to Nantes , begins at Ablis .

history

The place is recorded in 1140 as Ableis, 1250 as Abbayes, 1516 as Ableys, in the 17th century as Ablys and in the 18th century as Ablais. Gradually it belonged to different monasteries.

Ablis was destroyed by German troops in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 because the residents of the village had supported a 1,500-strong unit of the so-called Francs-tireurs , which caused a German unit to be ambushed.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2015
Residents 1,034 1,100 1,115 1,367 2,033 2,705 3,142 3,426

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Ablis

  • The western part of the Catholic Church of St-Pierre-St-Paul is Romanesque (12th century), the bell tower is from the 13th century, the Gothic east choir from the 14th / 15th century. Century. The church was a stop on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela .
  • The priory of the Abbey of Saint Epain-Saint Blaise is still called "L'Abbaye" today.
  • The Leper Hospital from the Middle Ages has been rebuilt several times and is now an old people's home.

Community partnerships

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 761-764.

Web links

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