Country France Department Puy-de-Dôme Canton Ambert Area 60.48 km² | Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Arrondissement Ambert Intercommunality Pays d'Ambert Local time Tuesday 6:03 AM | |
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Weather 5°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 83% Humidity Points of interest Mus'énergie, Moulin à papier Richard d, Agrivap train touristique | ||
Ambert ([ɑ̃bɛʁ]; Auvergnat: Embèrt) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
Contents
- Map of 63600 Ambert France
- Administration
- Geography
- Sights
- Personalities
- International relations
- References
Map of 63600 Ambert, France
Administration
Ambert is the seat of the canton of Ambert and the arrondissement of Ambert. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. The arrondissement consists of eight cantons (before March 2015).
Geography
Ambert lies on the Dore River, a tributary of the Allier River.
Sights
Ambert is famous for its fourme d'Ambert cheese, its paper mills (the first edition of Diderot's Encyclopédie was printed on paper made in Ambert) and its circular town market hall (popularized by Jules Romain in his novel Les copains).
The Agrivap Chemin de Fer Touristique operates out of Ambert. There is a steam engine that makes a local run, but to see the line in full a ride on the Panoramique Autorail is not to be missed.
There is an industrial museum with an interesting collection of tractors and small steam engines.
In the town the Museum of Cheese is worth a visit, as is the old paper mill a few kilometres outside the main town.
Personalities
Ambert was the birthplace of the mathematician Michel Rolle (1652–1719), composer Emmanuel Chabrier (1841–1894), and anthropologist Henri Pourrat (1887-1959), who collected the oral traditions of the Auvergne. It is also the birthplace of actor and director Pierre-Loup Rajot.
International relations
Ambert is twinned with: