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Ambérieux-en-Dombes (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃beʁjø ɑ̃ dɔ̃b] (listen), literally Ambérieux in Dombes) is a commune in the department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.

Ambérieux-en-Dombes
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Ambérieux-en-Dombes
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Coordinates: 45°59′57″N 4°54′12″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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,751
• Density	110/km2 (280/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.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ambarrois or Ambarroises[3]

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.[4]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Heraldry

The official emblem is still to be determined. Blazon: Party per fess, the first Or, a tower of gules port open charged with a dexter hand dorsed in benediction over a mallet and traversed by an antique crown of nine points with viscount's pearls all of Or, the tower supported by two horses rearing in sable; the second azure charged with a heron of argent with left leg raised..[6]

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors of Ambérieux-en-Dombes [7]

From	To	Name
1995	2001	Jean Giroux
2001	2014	Bernard Ravoire
2014	Present	Pierre Pernet

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 553 —     1800 637 +2.04% 1806 390 −7.85% 1821 654 +3.51% 1831 644 −0.15% 1836 652 +0.25% 1841 650 −0.06% 1846 755 +3.04% 1851 744 −0.29% 1856 737 −0.19% 1861 818 +2.11% 1866 887 +1.63% 1872 823 −1.24% 1876 848 +0.75% 1881 879 +0.72% 1886 882 +0.07% 1891 862 −0.46% 1896 852 −0.23% 1901 835 −0.40% 1906 805 −0.73% 1911 805 +0.00% 1921 698 −1.42% 1926 690 −0.23% 1931 618 −2.18%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1936 593 −0.82% 1946 625 +0.53% 1954 570 −1.14% 1962 588 +0.39% 1968 627 +1.08% 1975 756 +2.71% 1982 848 +1.65% 1990 1,156 +3.95% 1999 1,408 +2.22% 2005 1,442 +0.40% 2006 1,436 −0.42% 2007 1,544 +7.52% 2008 1,567 +1.49% 2009 1,592 +1.60% 2010 1,616 +1.51% 2011 1,600 −0.99% 2012 1,642 +2.63% 2013 1,635 −0.43% 2014 1,627 −0.49% 2015 1,619 −0.49% 2016 1,671 +3.21% 2017 1,689 +1.08% 2018 1,720 +1.84%
Source: EHESS (1793-2005)[8] and INSEE[9]

Culture and heritage

Sites and monuments

• The Chateau of Ambérieux-en-Dombes (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.[10] It was built between 1370 and 1376 (dendrochronological study) during the reign of Humbert V of Thoire and Villars. It is located in the centre of the village today and still has four towers - three square towers 19 metres tall and a round tower of small diameter which served as a prison. The dungeon has been completely restored with the installation of a new roof in 2010.[11]
• The War Memorial has the feature of being topped by a rooster.

• 
  The War Memorial.
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  Door to the Castle.
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  View of the Village Church.
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  Ruins of the Castle
• 
  Historical monument plaque on the Chateau

Notable people linked to the commune

• Laurent Capponi (1512-1573), Lord of Ambérieux-en-Dombes
• Jean Saint-Cyr (1899-1990), French politician, born in Ambérieux-en-Dombes
• Gundobad, the 6th-century king of the Burgundians, born in the commune

See also

• Dombes
• Communes of the Ain department

References

External links

• Ambérieux-en-Dombes on the La Dombes website (in French)
• Ambérieux-en-Dombes official website (in French)
• Ambérieux-en-Dombes on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Amberieux en Dombe on the 1750 Cassini Map

На других языках

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[ru] Амберьё-ан-Домб

Амберьё-ан-Домб (фр. Ambérieux-en-Dombes) — коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Рона — Альпы. Департамент — Эн. Входит в состав кантона Сен-Тривье-сюр-Муаньян. Округ коммуны — Бурк-ан-Брес.

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