Ambérieux-en-Dombes
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(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
Ambérieux-en-Dombes (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃beʁjø ɑ̃ dɔ̃b] ⓘ, literally Ambérieux in Dombes) is a commune in the department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
Geography
As its name suggests, Ambérieux-en-Dombes is a part of the Dombes country in Ain. It is located some 10 km east of Villefranche-sur-Saone and 35 km north of Lyon. There are several access roads to the commune: the D904 comes from Savigneux in the west through the heart of the commune and the town and continues east to Lapeyrouse; the D66 road from Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans in the north passes through the town and continues south to Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux; the D660 comes from Rancé in the south-west to the town; and the D82 comes from Monthieux in the south-east and continues to Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne in the north-east. All of these roads intersect in or very near the town.[3]
There is a network of country roads covering the commune which is entirely farmland outside the built-up areas. Apart from the town there is the hamlet of La Jonchay to the north-east of the town.
There are many étangs or ponds in the commune, particularly in the east but almost no waterways.[3]
History
The village was known as Ambariacum in the 6th century and the land belonged to the castles of the first Burgundian kings.
On 13 July 1922 a train of the Compagnie des Tramways de l'Ain returning pilgrims from Ars-sur-Formans derailed between Ambérieux-en-Dombes and Lapeyrouse leaving one dead and several injured.[4]
Heraldry
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Administration
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021) |
List of Successive Mayors of Ambérieux-en-Dombes [6]
From | To | Name |
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1995 | 2001 | Jean Giroux |
2001 | 2014 | Bernard Ravoire |
2014 | Present | Pierre Pernet |
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ambarrois or Ambarroises in French.[7]
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Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[8] and INSEE[9] |
Culture and heritage
Sites and monuments
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- The Chateau of Ambérieux-en-Dombes (15th century)
is registered as an historical monument.[10] It was built between 1370 and 1376 (dendrochronological study) during the reign of Humbert V of Thoire and Villars. It is located in the centre of the village today and still has four towers - three square towers 19 metres tall and a round tower of small diameter which served as a prison. The dungeon has been completely restored with the installation of a new roof in 2010.[11]
- The War Memorial has the feature of being topped by a rooster.
- The War Memorial.
- Door to the Castle.
- View of the Village Church.
- Ruins of the Castle
- Historical monument plaque on the Chateau
Notable people linked to the commune
- Laurent Capponi (1512-1573), Lord of Ambérieux-en-Dombes
- Jean Saint-Cyr (1899-1990), French politician, born in Ambérieux-en-Dombes
- Gundobad, the 6th-century king of the Burgundians, born in the commune
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ La Presse Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine of 15 July 1922, p. 1.
- ^ Article Ambérieux-en-Dombes on the Blazon Bank Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Mayors of Ambérieux-en-Dombes Archived 24 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine, consulted on 23 June 2010. (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 01 - Ain Archived 17 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ambérieux-en-Dombes, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968 Archived 11 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00116290 Chateau of Ambérieux-en-Dombes (in French)
- ^ "The Castle on the Town Hall website of Ambérieux". Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
External links
- Ambérieux-en-Dombes on the La Dombes website (in French)
- Ambérieux-en-Dombes official website (in French)
- Ambérieux-en-Dombes on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Amberieux en Dombe on the 1750 Cassini Map
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