Ambillou
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Quinone | |
| Canton | Langeais | |
| Community association | Touraine Ouest Val de Loire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 27 ' N , 0 ° 27' E | |
| height | 68-117 m | |
| surface | 48.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,786 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 37340 | |
| INSEE code | 37002 | |
Ambillou is a French commune with 1,786 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the region of Center-Val de Loire . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Chinon and is part of the canton of Langeais (until 2015: canton of Château-la-Vallière ). The inhabitants are called Ambellousiens .
geography
Ambillou is about 19 kilometers west-northwest of Tours . The river Lathan has its source in the municipality . Ambillou is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sonzay in the north, Pernay in the east, Luynes in the southeast, Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny in the south and southeast, Mazières-de-Touraine in the south, Cléré-les-Pins in the west and Souvigné in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 834 | 732 | 884 | 986 | 1,086 | 1,301 | 1,568 | 1,822 |
religion
The Catholic St. Martin Church in Ambillou belongs to the parish of St. Kateri Tekakwitha with its seat in Château-la-Vallière , Dean's Office of Château-la-Vallière , Archdiocese of Tours .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes d'Indre-et-Loire. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-115-5 , pp. 313-316.
