Ambérieux-en-Dombes

Ambérieux-en-Dombes

Ambérieux-en-Dombes
Administration
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
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 265–302 m (869–991 ft)
(avg. 300 m/980 ft)
Land area1 15.92 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Population2 1,567  (2006)
 - Density 98 /km2 (250 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ambérieux-en-Dombes is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.

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Population

Historical population of Ambérieux-en-Dombes
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 553 637 390 654 644 652 650 755 744 737
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906
Population 818 887 823 848 879 882 862 852 835 805
Year 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975
Population 805 698 690 618 593 625 570 588 627 756
Year 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 848 1156 1407 1567

Sights

The town is home to a 14th-century castle.

Personalities

The commune was the birthplace of Gundobad, 6th-century king of the Burgundians.

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