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Ambès |
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Ambès
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Lormont |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux |
| Mayor | Maurice Pierre (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–8 m (0–26 ft) (avg. 4 m/13 ft) |
| Land area1 | 28.85 km2 (11.14 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,941 (2008) |
| - Density | 102 /km2 (260 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33004/ 33810 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Ambès (Occitan: Ambès) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
It is located at the point, the Bec d'Ambès (Occ. bèc is cognate with Old English bæc for beck[1]), where the rivers Garonne and Dordogne meet to form the Gironde estuary.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 2046 | 2243 | 2545 | 2715 | 2567 | 2824 | 2941 |