Ambérieux-en-Dombes | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 45°59′57″N 4°54′12″E / 45.9992°N 4.9033°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ain |
Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
Canton | Villars-les-Dombes |
Intercommunality | Dombes Saône Vallée |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Christine Fornes [1] |
Area 1 | 15.92 km2 (6.15 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 1,897 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
01005 /01330 |
Elevation | 265–302 m (869–991 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Ambérieux-en-Dombes (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃beʁjø ɑ̃ dɔ̃b] ⓘ, literally Ambérieux in Dombes) is a commune in the department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
As its name suggests, Ambérieux-en-Dombes is a part of the Dombes country in Ain. It is located some 10 km east of Villefranche-sur-Saone and 35 km north of Lyon. There are several access roads to the commune: the D904 comes from Savigneux in the west through the heart of the commune and the town and continues east to Lapeyrouse; the D66 road from Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans in the north passes through the town and continues south to Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux; the D660 comes from Rancé in the south-west to the town; and the D82 comes from Monthieux in the south-east and continues to Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne in the north-east. All of these roads intersect in or very near the town. [3]
There is a network of country roads covering the commune which is entirely farmland outside the built-up areas. Apart from the town there is the hamlet of La Jonchay to the north-east of the town.
There are many étangs or ponds in the commune, particularly in the east but almost no waterways. [3]
The village was known as Ambariacum in the 6th century and the land belonged to the castles of the first Burgundian kings.
On 13 July 1922 a train of the Compagnie des Tramways de l'Ain returning pilgrims from Ars-sur-Formans derailed between Ambérieux-en-Dombes and Lapeyrouse leaving one dead and several injured. [4]
The official emblem is still to be determined.
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List of Successive Mayors of Ambérieux-en-Dombes [6]
From | To | Name |
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1995 | 2001 | Jean Giroux |
2001 | 2014 | Bernard Ravoire |
2014 | Present | Pierre Pernet |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ambarrois or Ambarroises in French. [7]
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Source: EHESS (1793-1999) [8] and INSEE [9] |