Abbaretz (French pronunciation: [abaʁɛ] ⓘ; Gallo: Abarèt, Breton: Abarrez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in the Pays de la Loire region of western France.

Access to the commune is by the D2 road from Nozay in the west passing through the village and continuing east to La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne.

Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of:[3] [3] Abbaretz has been previously known by the following names: The name Abbaretz originates from the Gallo language which is the language of Upper Brittany: Abarèt in Gallo (as per ELG)[4] Until the 8th century the parish of Abbaretiacum had its own Lord Bishop under the Bishops of Nantes.

In June 1230 Brient Le Boeuf, called "The Old Man", Lord of Issé, donated to the Cistercian Abbey of Notre Dame de Melleray, for the salvation of his soul, some land he owned at Abbaretz.

The fiefs component of the Lordship of Abbaretz was composed of several parts: The headquarters of the most important Lordship was located at the Chateau de La Riviere which originally belongs to the Briant (or Brient) family and then passed into the hands of the lords of Chateaubriant, then the House of Montmorency, and then the Prince of Condé.