Les Abrets (; ) is a former commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Les Abrets-en-Dauphiné,Arrêté préfectoral 30 December 2015 of which it became a delegated commune.Commune déléguée des Abrets, INSEE
Geography Les Abrets is located some 30 km west of Chambery and 25 km east of Bourgoin-Jallieu. The commune can be accessed on the D1075 road from the north-west continuing through the commune and the village to La Bâtie-Divisin in the south. The D1006 highway comes from La Tour-du-Pin in the west and intersects the D1075 in the centre of the village then continues to Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin in the east. There is also the D142E road from the village going north-east, the D592 which goes north from the village continuing to Chimilin, and the D142 going north-west to Fitilieu. A railway passes through the commune from west to east with a station just outside the western edge of the commune. The urban area of Les Abrets covers a large portion of the commune with a belt of forest running north to south through the centre of the commune. With some forested areas in the east of the commune and some forest in the east, the balance of the land area is farmland.Google Maps
The Bievre stream flows south down the eastern edge of the commune. Other streams flow near the village and to the south.
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Toponymy The term Abrets comes from Albrez Albretum or Arbreta (from the Latin Arbor: relative to a tree). This wooded area was given to the "Poor Knights of Christ" in about 1124 who then became the Knights of the Temple of Jerusalem in 1128, known under the name of the Templars.
Heraldry
Administration List of Successive Mayors of Les AbretsList of Mayors of France
From To Name 1792 1804 Paul Morand 1804 1816 Louis Boissier 1816 1830 Jacques Novel 1830 1834 Louis Boissier 1834 1837 Clément Morand 1837 1864 Jacques Novel 1864 1870 Joseph Comte 1870 1871 Félix Jamet 1871 1876 Pierre Landier 1876 1884 Joseph Badin 1884 1889 Benoît Orcel 1889 1893 Elisée Deschaux 1893 1895 Clément Humbert 1895 1901 Firmin Rabatel 1901 1904 Hippolyte Falquet 1904 1918 Philippe Barrier 1918 1919 Antoine Fougier 1919 1935 Eloi Cuchet
Mayors from 1935
From To Name Party 1935 1959 Pierre Collomb 1959 1965 Maurice Bernard 1965 1986 Jean Janin 1986 1992 Maurice Gaillard 1992 2008 Jean-Paul Gau 2008 2014 Jean-Pierre Chabert UMP 2014 2016 François Boucly
Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Abrésiens or Abrésiennes in French.Le nom des habitants du 38 - Isère, habitants.fr
Sites and Monuments A Church (19th century) contains a Chalice with Paten (17th century) which is registered as an historical object.Ministry of Culture, Palissy The Domaine des Fauves (Abrets Zoological Park) Path of Pilgrimage to Saint-Jacques de Compostela: Les Abrets is located on one of the pilgrims trails The Bourgeat Factory makes catering equipment and stainless steel for professional kitchens The Centre Jean Jannin is an establishment for people with disabilities founded in 1977
The Zoo Picture Gallery
Notable People linked to the commune Thomas Joseph-Armand Caillat, religious goldsmith, lived in the commune.
See also Communes of the Isère department
References
External links Les Abrets official website Les Abrets on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Les Abrets on the 1750 Cassini Map