Saint-Ambroix, Cher

Saint-Ambroix
Commune
The church in Saint-Ambroix

Coat of arms
Saint-Ambroix
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region
Saint-Ambroix
Coordinates: 46°55′57″N 2°07′16″E / 46.9325°N 2.1211°E / 46.9325; 2.1211Coordinates: 46°55′57″N 2°07′16″E / 46.9325°N 2.1211°E / 46.9325; 2.1211
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Chârost
Intercommunality Pays d’Issoudun
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gérard Deve
Area1 31.22 km2 (12.05 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 395
 • Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 18198 /18290
Elevation 125–166 m (410–545 ft)
(avg. 155 m or 509 ft)

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.

Saint-Ambroix is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and two hamlets situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D18, D84 and the D99e roads. The commune borders the department of Indre.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962468—    
1968496+6.0%
1975409−17.5%
1982406−0.7%
1990386−4.9%
1999374−3.1%
2008395+5.6%

Sights

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A fifteenth-century manorhouse.
  • Considerable Roman remains: a graveyard and artefacts.
  • The remains of the priory of Semur.

See also

References

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