Ambert
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Ambert ( sub-prefecture ) | |
| Canton | Ambert (main town) | |
| Community association | Ambert Livradois Forez | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 33 ' N , 3 ° 45' E | |
| height | 514-1,365 m | |
| surface | 60.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,671 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 110 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63600 | |
| INSEE code | 63003 | |
 Ambert in a valley in the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park |
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Ambert is a French town with 6671 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The city is the seat of the sub-prefecture (French Sous- prefecture ) of the Arrondissement Ambert . Ambert is also the main town (French: chef-lieu ) of the canton of the same name .
location
Ambert is located on the Dore , a tributary of the Allier , in the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park , which is part of the Puy-de-Dôme and Haute-Loire departments . Clermont-Ferrand in the north-west and Saint-Étienne in the south-west are each around 80 km away, Lyon is 130 km and Paris 500 km.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 7.160 | 7,328 | 7,603 | 7,722 | 7,420 | 7,309 | 7,016 |
Twin cities
Ambert cultivates town twinning
- Annweiler an der Südliche Weinstrasse in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany , since 1988,
- Gorgonzola in Lombardy , Italy , since 2002, which was not least due to a similar cheese production.
There has also been a friendship treaty with the Japanese city since 1989
Personalities
- Michel Rolle (born April 21, 1652, † November 8, 1719 in Paris), mathematician , member of the Académie des sciences
- Emmanuel Chabrier (born January 18, 1841, † September 13, 1894 in Paris), French lawyer, composer, pianist and violinist
- Agnelle Bundervoët (born October 12, 1922, † February 14, 2015 in Vaucresson ), pianist
- Jean-Claude Mourlevat (born March 22, 1952), French author
Others
- The Boisseyre dolmen (also called Pierre Couverte d'Ambert) is located west of Ambert.
- There have been paper mills in the vicinity of Ambert since the 14th century . The mill founded by Richard de Bas in 1326 is still in operation today. It can be visited and is also home to a museum dedicated to the history of papermaking.
- Ambert is also known for its Fourme d'Ambert mushroom cheese .
- The city belongs to the association “The most beautiful detours in France”, which includes 88 towns across the country.
Web links
Commons : Ambert - collection of images, videos and audio files
