Ambérieux-en-Dombes
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Ambérieux-en-Dombes
Coat of arms
Location of Ambérieux-en-Dombes
Ambérieux-en-Dombes is located in France
Ambérieux-en-Dombes
Ambérieux-en-Dombes
Ambérieux-en-Dombes is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ambérieux-en-Dombes
Ambérieux-en-Dombes
Coordinates: 45°59′57″N 4°54′12″E / 45.9992°N 4.9033°E / 45.9992; 4.9033
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBourg-en-Bresse
CantonVillars-les-Dombes
IntercommunalityDombes Saône Vallée
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Christine Fornes[1]
Area
1
15.92 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,897
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01005 /01330
Elevation265–302 m (869–991 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ambarrois or Ambarroises[3]

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.[4]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Ambérieux-en-Dombes
Arms of Ambérieux-en-Dombes
 The official emblem is still to be determined.

Blazon:
Party per fess, the first Or, a tower of gules port open charged with a dexter hand dorsed in benediction over a mallet and traversed by an antique crown of nine points with viscount's pearls all of Or, the tower supported by two horses rearing in sable; the second azure charged with a heron of argent with left leg raised..[6]



Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Ambérieux-en-Dombes [7]

FromToName
19952001Jean Giroux
20012014Bernard Ravoire
2014PresentPierre Pernet

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 553—    
1800 637+2.04%
1806 390−7.85%
1821 654+3.51%
1831 644−0.15%
1836 652+0.25%
1841 650−0.06%
1846 755+3.04%
1851 744−0.29%
1856 737−0.19%
1861 818+2.11%
1866 887+1.63%
1872 823−1.24%
1876 848+0.75%
1881 879+0.72%
1886 882+0.07%
1891 862−0.46%
1896 852−0.23%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 835−0.40%
1906 805−0.73%
1911 805+0.00%
1921 698−1.42%
1926 690−0.23%
1931 618−2.18%
1936 593−0.82%
1946 625+0.53%
1954 570−1.14%
1962 588+0.39%
1968 627+1.08%
1975 756+2.71%
1982 848+1.65%
1990 1,156+3.95%
1999 1,408+2.22%
2009 1,592+1.24%
2014 1,627+0.44%
2020 1,782+1.53%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999)[8] and INSEE[9]

Culture and heritage

Sites and monuments

The Castle Tower.
  • 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.

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

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Inhabitants of Ain (in French)
  4. 1 2 3 Google Maps
  5. ↑ La Presse of 15 July 1922, p. 1.
  6. ↑ Article Ambérieux-en-Dombes on the Blazon Bank
  7. ↑ The Mayors of Ambérieux-en-Dombes, consulted on 23 June 2010. (in French)
  8. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ambérieux-en-Dombes, EHESS (in French).
  9. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  10. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00116290 Chateau of Ambérieux-en-Dombes (in French)
  11. ↑ The Castle on the Town Hall website of Ambérieux
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