Ambérieu-en-Bugey
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Commune of Ambérieu-en-Bugey |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ain |
Arrondissement | Belley |
Canton | Ambérieu-en-Bugey |
Intercommunality | Plaine de l'Ain |
Mayor | Gilles Piralla (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 237 m–753 m (avg. 247 m) |
Land area¹ | 24.60 km² |
Population² (1999) |
11,927 |
- Density | 484.8/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 01004/ 01500 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Ambérieu-en-Bugey is a commune in the French department of Ain.
It is the largest town in the arrondissement of Belley and the seat of the Ambérieu-en-Bugey canton, as well as the capital of the historic region of Bugey.
[edit] External links
- Town website (French)