Ambérieux-en-Dombes
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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 (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 265–302 m (869–991 ft) (avg. 300 m or 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. | |
Coordinates: 45°59′57″N 4°54′12″E / 45.9992°N 4.9033°E
Ambérieux-en-Dombes is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.
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[edit] Population
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 553 | — |
| 1800 | 637 | +15.2% |
| 1806 | 390 | −38.8% |
| 1821 | 654 | +67.7% |
| 1831 | 644 | −1.5% |
| 1836 | 652 | +1.2% |
| 1841 | 650 | −0.3% |
| 1846 | 755 | +16.2% |
| 1851 | 744 | −1.5% |
| 1856 | 737 | −0.9% |
| 1861 | 818 | +11.0% |
| 1866 | 887 | +8.4% |
| 1872 | 823 | −7.2% |
| 1876 | 848 | +3.0% |
| 1881 | 879 | +3.7% |
| 1886 | 882 | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 862 | −2.3% |
| 1896 | 852 | −1.2% |
| 1901 | 835 | −2.0% |
| 1906 | 805 | −3.6% |
| 1911 | 805 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 698 | −13.3% |
| 1926 | 690 | −1.1% |
| 1931 | 618 | −10.4% |
| 1936 | 593 | −4.0% |
| 1946 | 625 | +5.4% |
| 1954 | 570 | −8.8% |
| 1962 | 588 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 627 | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 756 | +20.6% |
| 1982 | 848 | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 1,156 | +36.3% |
| 1999 | 1,407 | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 1,567 | +11.4% |
[edit] Sights
The town is home to a 14th-century castle.
[edit] Personalities
The commune was the birthplace of Gundobad, 6th-century king of the Burgundians.
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