Ambès
Ambès | |
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Location of Ambès  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Lormont |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Maurice Pierre |
| Area 1 | 28.85 km2 (11.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 2,941 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33004 /33810 |
| Elevation | 0–8 m (0–26 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ambès (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bɛs]; 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.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2,046 | — |
| 1968 | 2,243 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 2,545 | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 2,715 | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 2,567 | −5.5% |
| 1999 | 2,824 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 2,941 | +4.1% |
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