Saint-Ambroix (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃bʁwa]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Saint-Ambroix
Commune
The church in Saint-Ambroix
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Ambroix
Saint-Ambroix Show map of France Saint-Ambroix Show map of Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 46°55′57″N 2°07′16″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Chârost
Intercommunality	Pays d'Issoudun
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Johann Trumeau
Area 1	31.22 km2 (12.05 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	371
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	18198 /18290
Elevation	125–166 m (410–545 ft) (avg. 155 m or 509 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and two hamlets situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D18, D84 and the D99e roads. The commune borders the department of Indre.

Population

Sights

• The church, dating from the twelfth century.
• A fifteenth-century manorhouse.
• Considerable Roman remains: a graveyard and artefacts.
• The remains of the priory of Semur.

See also

• Communes of the Cher department

References

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