Ablis

Ablis
Ablis
Commune
	The church of Saint-Pierre, in Ablis
	Coat of arms
	Location of Ablis
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	Coordinates: 48°31′02″N 1°50′11″E / 48.5172°N 01.8364°E / 48.5172; 01.8364
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Rambouillet
Canton	Rambouillet
Intercommunality	CA Rambouillet Territoires
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Siret
Area 1	25.92 km2 (10.01 sq mi)
Population (2023)	3,913
• Density	151.0/km2 (391.0/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ablisiens, Ablisiennes
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Ablis (French pronunciation: [abli] ^ⓘ) 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.³

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,150	—
1800	790	−5.22%
1806	809	+0.40%
1821	966	+1.19%
1831	901	−0.69%
1836	903	+0.04%
1841	964	+1.32%
1846	1,009	+0.92%
1851	964	−0.91%
1856	970	+0.12%
1861	934	−0.75%
1866	1,001	+1.40%
1872	898	−1.79%
1876	883	−0.42%
1881	879	−0.09%
1886	965	+1.88%
1891	1,006	+0.84%
1896	1,008	+0.04%
1901	991	−0.34%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	985	−0.12%
1911	996	+0.22%
1921	950	−0.47%
1926	981	+0.64%
1931	958	−0.47%
1936	986	+0.58%
1946	1,099	+1.09%
1954	1,014	−1.00%
1962	1,034	+0.24%
1968	1,100	+1.04%
1975	1,115	+0.19%
1982	1,367	+2.95%
1990	2,033	+5.09%
1999	2,705	+3.22%
2007	3,201	+2.13%
2012	3,255	+0.34%
2017	3,439	+1.11%
2023	3,913	+2.18%

Source: EHESS (1793-1999)⁴ and INSEE⁵

Twin towns

Ablis is twinned with Wendelsheim (Germany).

References

"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
"Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon. Vierzehnte vollständig neubearbeitete Auflage. F. A. Brockhaus in Leipzig, Berlin und Wien. 1894
Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ablis, EHESS (in French).
Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[2] "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

[3] Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon. Vierzehnte vollständig neubearbeitete Auflage. F. A. Brockhaus in Leipzig, Berlin und Wien. 1894

[ehess-4] Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ablis, EHESS (in French).

[pophist-5] Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

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