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Ambert (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bɛʁ] (listen); Auvergnat: Embèrt) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Ambert
Subprefecture and commune
Town hall (originally the grain market)
Location of Ambert
Ambert
Ambert
Coordinates: 45°33′01″N 3°44′33″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementAmbert
CantonAmbert
IntercommunalityAmbert Livradois Forez
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Guy Gorbinet[1]
Area
1
60.48 km2 (23.35 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
6,655
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63003 /63600
Elevation514–1,365 m (1,686–4,478 ft)
(avg. 527 m or 1,729 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 river Dore, a tributary of the Allier.

General view
General view

Population


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,328    
1975 7,603+0.53%
1982 7,722+0.22%
1990 7,420−0.50%
1999 7,309−0.17%
2007 7,016−0.51%
2012 6,852−0.47%
2017 6,671−0.53%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights


Ambert is famous for its fourme d'Ambert cheese - "Fourme d'Ambert", its paper mills - "Le moulin Richard de Bas" - (the first edition of Diderot's Encyclopédie was printed on paper made in Ambert) and its circular town market hall - "La Mairie" - (popularized by Jules Romain in his novel Les copains).

The Agrivap Chemin de Fer Touristique operates out of Ambert.[4] 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 (1958–).


International relations


Ambert is twinned with:


Touristic places near Ambert


Some semi-famous places to go when visiting Ambert, France are:


See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "AGRIVAP English". Archived from the original on 2007-03-11.



На других языках


[de] Ambert

Ambert ist eine französische Stadt mit 6655 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Puy-de-Dôme in der Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Die Stadt ist Sitz der Unterpräfektur (französisch Sous-préfecture) des Arrondissements Ambert. Ambert ist auch Hauptort (französisch: chef-lieu) des gleichnamigen Kantons.
- [en] Ambert



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