Department Ain Population (2009) 1,616 Local time Tuesday 8:20 AM | Area 15.92 km² | |
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Ambérieux-en-Dombes (pronounced [ɑ̃.be.ʁjø.ɑ̃.dɔ̃b]) is a French commune in the department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
Contents
- Map of 01330 AmbC3A9rieux en Dombes France
- Geography
- History
- Administration
- Demography
- Sites and monuments
- Notable people linked to the commune
- References
Map of 01330 Amb%C3%A9rieux-en-Dombes, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ambarrois or Ambarroises
Geography
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.
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.
History
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.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Ambérieux-en-Dombes
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 1,616 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)