Abondant
Abondant is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
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Location of Abondant 
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| Coordinates: 48°47′N 1°26′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir |
| Arrondissement | Dreux |
| Canton | Anet |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Dreux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020-2026) | Virginie Quentin |
| Area 1 | 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,372 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/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
It is located 10 km north east of Dreux on the D147 road. The l'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.[2]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2006 | 1,977 | — |
| 2007 | 2,010 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2,042 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,101 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 2,160 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2,218 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2,221 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,246 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,282 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2,320 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2,358 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2,372 | +0.6% |
Politics
Presidential Elections Second Round:[3]
| Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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| 2017 | Emmanuel Macron | EM | 58.12 | |
| 2012 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 61.00 | |
| 2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 65.29 | |
| 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 78.25 | |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "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.
- http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/
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