Ambon (Morbihan)
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Canton | Muzillac | |
| Community association | Arc Sud Brittany | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 33 ′ N , 2 ° 33 ′ W | |
| height | 0-20 m | |
| surface | 38.04 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,817 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56190 | |
| INSEE code | 56002 | |
| Website | http://www.ambon.fr | |
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Ambon ( Breton Ambon ) is a French municipality with 1817 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It is part of the Communauté de communes Arc Sud Bretagne .
location
Ambon is east of the Rhuys peninsula . Neighboring communities are: Surzur in the west , Noyal-Muzillac and Lauzach in the north , and Muzillac and Billiers in the east . In the south, Ambon borders the municipality of Damgan , but also has its own stretch of coast on the Baie de Kervoyal.
The main town of Ambon is inland, but the districts of Tréhervé , Cromenac'h and Bétahon have a total of 4 km of beaches, which has led to the development of Ambons into a seaside resort.
history
The parish of Ambon was first mentioned in a document in 832. In the 10th century a monastery was founded in Ambon.
The heyday of Ambons was the Renaissance. At that time, the city lived economically not only from agriculture but also from salt production and trade, which was carried out via the port on the Penerf estuary . At that time, Ambon was one of the most important ports in Brittany. The parish of Ambon had 5000 inhabitants at that time. From this time there are still several Renaissance chapels in the community.
The city began to decline in the 17th century, due in part to the decline of the port. During this period of decline, the municipality of Ambon was constituted (instead of the parish of the same name) in the Morbihan department during the French Revolution. In the middle of the 19th century the population was around 1,800.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Ambon was a purely agricultural village. At this time, the salt production was finally given up. The population continued to decline, to a low of 881 in 1982. Since that time, a renewed increase in population has been observed, probably caused by the development of tourism as a new economic pillar.
Until 1947 Ambon was connected to the Chemins de fer du Morbihan network.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1010 | 1008 | 904 | 881 | 1006 | 1255 | 1620 | 1767 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Ambon (Morbihan)
In the center of the main town Ambon is the parish church of Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte , which dates back to the last quarter of the 10th century. The transept can also be dated to the Romanesque era . The choir in its current form was built in the 15th century. The church was enlarged with the addition of the sacristy in the 17th century.
language
Ambon belongs to the Breton language area .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 607-612.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Site officiel de la mairie d'Ambon . ambon.fr. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ↑ a b Ministère de la culture - Mérimée . Culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ↑ Insee - Résultats du recensement de la population - 2007 - Ambon ( French ) Recensement.insee.fr. Retrieved on January 27, 2011. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Site officiel de la mairie d'Ambon . ambon.fr. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
