Ambert
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| Ambert | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Région | Auvergne |
| Départment | Puy-de-Dôme (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Ambert |
| Canton | Chief town of the canton of Ambert |
| INSEE | 63003 |
| Postal Code | 63600 |
| Mayor Current Term | Jean Aulagnier 2001-2008 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays d'Ambert |
| Longitude | 03° 44' 33" E |
| Latitude | 45° 33' 01" N |
| Altitudes | average : 527 m minimum : 514 m maximum : 1,365 m |
| Area | 60.48 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 7,309 inhab. (1999) |
| Population Density | 120.8 inhab./km² |
Ambert is a commune of France, loctated in the former province of Auvergne.
Administration
Ambert is the chief town of the canton of Ambert and the arrondissement of Ambert. It is a sous-préfecture of the Puy-de-Dôme département, in the Auvergne région. The arrondissement consists of 8 cantons.
Geography
Ambert lies on the Dore River, a tributary of the Allier River.
Demography
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
| 7 160 | 7 328 | 7 603 | 7 722 | 7 420 | 7 309 |
Miscellaneous
Ambert is famous for its fourme-d'Ambert cheese, its paper mills (the first edition of Diderot's Encyclopédie was printed on paper made in Ambert) and its circular town hall (popularized by Jules Romain in his novel "Les copains").
Ambert was the birthpace of Michel Rolle (1652-1719), mathematician.
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