Ambronay
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Belley | |
| Canton | Ambérieu-en-Bugey | |
| Community association | Plaine de l'Ain | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 0 ′ N , 5 ° 22 ′ E | |
| height | 225-765 m | |
| surface | 33.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,726 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 81 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01500 | |
| INSEE code | 01007 | |
| Website | www.ambronay.fr | |
Ambronay [ ɑ̃.bʁɔ.ne ] is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in France . The rural community is about five kilometers north of Ambérieu-en-Bugey , the capital of the canton . Lyon is about 50 kilometers southwest, Bourg-en-Bresse , seat of the prefecture , about 30 kilometers northwest.
history
The Notre-Dame Benedictine Abbey was founded towards the end of the 9th century. During the French Revolution , the abbey was secularized . The abbey church Notre-Dame was parish church and in 1889 as a monument historique classified. The monastery buildings are now the scene of an early music festival .
| Population development | ||||||||
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1,037 | 1,193 | 1,270 | 1,862 | 1.996 | 2.144 | 2,328 | 2,684 |
Architectural monuments
See: List of Monuments historiques in Ambronay
Web links
Commons : Ambronay - collection of images, videos and audio files
