Ambérieux-en-Dombes
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Commune of Ambérieux-en-Dombes |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Ain |
Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
Canton | Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans |
Intercommunality | Porte ouest de la Dombes |
Mayor | Bernard Ravoire (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 265 m–302 m (avg. 300 m) |
Land area¹ | 15,92 km² |
Population² (1999) |
1408 |
- Density | 88/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 01005/ 01330 |
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. | |
Ambérieux-en-Dombes is a commune in the French department of Ain.
The town is home to a 14th-century castle, and was the birthplace of Gundobad, 6th-century king of Burgundians.