Ambérieu-en-Bugey

Ambérieu-en-Bugey
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Community association	Plaine de l'Ain
Coordinates	45 ° 57 ' N , 5 ° 21' E Coordinates: 45 ° 57 ' N , 5 ° 21' E
height	237-753 m
surface	24.60 km 2
Residents	14,035 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	571 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	01500
INSEE code	01004
Website	ville-amberieuenbugey.fr

Ambérieu-en-Bugey is a French municipality with 14,035 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Ain department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . She is a member of the Plaine de l'Ain community association .

geography

Ambérieu-en-Bugey is located in the Bugey between Lyon and Geneva , at the entrance of the Albarine into the wide Ain river valley.

The municipality has a train station on the Lyon – Genève railway line , which is served by TER Rhône-Alpes trains. In the northwest is the small military airfield of the same name .

Buildings

In the hamlet of Les Allymes standing Château des Allymes which since 1960 as historique monument under monument stands. The permanent house Maison-forte de Saint-Germain , also known as Tour de Gy , is also on the French list of monuments . There is also the Les Échelles castle , whose park is managed as a Jardin remarquable .

There are several Catholic churches and chapels in the municipality of Ambérieu-en-Bugey . These include the 19th-century Saint-Symphorien church, the 20th-century Saint Jean-Marie Vianney church and the Notre-Dame de la Côte chapel in the Saint-Germain district, which dates back to the 18th century.