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Ambert

Subprefecture and commune

Town hall (originally the grain market)

Coat of arms

Ambert

Location in France

Ambert

Location in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Country

Ambert

Ambert Livradois Forez

Area

60.48 km² (23.35 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

6,794

• Density

112.335/km² (290.95/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+01:00 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+02:00 (CEST)

INSEE/Postal code

63003 /63600

Elevation

514–1,365 m (1,686–4,478 ft)
(avg. 527 m or 1,729 ft)

Website

www.ville-ambert.fr

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ambert is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-southern France.

It is a subprefecture of the department and the capital of the arrondissement of Ambert.

Geography
- Climate
Population
Administration
- Sister cities
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Geography

Ambert is in the southeast of the Puy-de-Dôme department, at 37 km (23 mi) to the south of Thiers, 39 km (24 mi) to the east of Issoire and 57 km (35 mi) to the southeast of Clermont-Ferrand.

The commune is in the plain of Ambert, surrounded by mountains: the Monts du Forez to the east and the Monts du Livradois to the west. The town is along the Dore, a tributary of the Allier river.

Ambert has an area of 60.5 km² (23.4 sq mi), and its average altitude is 940 m (3,080 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 560 m (1,840 ft).

The distances from Clermont-Ferrand to other cities are:

Paris, the national capital - 494 km (307 mi);
Lyon, the regional capital - 134 km (83 mi);
Bordeaux - 477 km (296 mi);
Marseille - 405 km (252 mi);
Montpellier - 345 km (214 mi);
Nantes - 608 km (378 mi);
Nice - 560 km (350 mi);
Strasbourg - 622 km (386 mi);
Toulouse - 478 km (297 mi).

Ambert and its neighboring *communes*

Ambert is surrounded by the communes:

Thiolières	La Forie	La Forie
Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes		Saint-Martin-des-Olmes
	Ambert

Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes	Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes	Saint-Martin-des-Olmes

Climate

The climate of Ambert, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population

The inhabitants of Ambert are known, in French, as Ambertois (women: Ambertoises).

With a population of 6,794, Ambert has a population density of 112 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Ambert

Administration

Ambert is a subprefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Ambert and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Ambert, formed 30 communes, including Ambert, with 18,178 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Ambert Livradois Forez.