Ambléon

Ambléon (pronounced [ɑ̃.ble.ɔ̃]) is a French commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.

Ambléon
Commune
An aerial view of Ambléon
Location of Ambléon
Ambléon
Ambléon
Coordinates: 45°45′00″N 5°36′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBelley
CantonBelley
IntercommunalityBugey Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Annie Bionda
Area
1
5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
110
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01006 /01300
Elevation330–940 m (1,080–3,080 ft)
(avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ambléonais or Ambléonaises.[1]

Geography

The village of Ambléon is located ten kilometres west of Belley and 60 km east of Lyon in a wetland (lakes, swamps, bogs) in the Bas-Bugey mountain range, 400 metres above sea level. The site is dominated by the Tentanet mountain (1019 m) on the slopes of which is the Lac d'Ambléon of glacial origin whose ecological interest is recognised.[2]

Access to the commune is by road D24 which branches from the D10 south of the commune (north of Premeyzel) and passes through the commune to the village then continues north to join the D41 just north of the commune. The D41 road comes from Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses in the north through the commune then passes near Lac d'Ambléon before continuing over the mountains west to join the D79 road near Lhuis. The D41 does not pass through the village but there is a connecting country road from it to the village. There are a few other small country roads in the commune. There is some farming activity along the D24 road but most of the commune is forested hills and mountains.[3]

The Serrin stream rises to the west of the village and passes through it before joining the Setrin stream which flows south through the commune to join the Gland stream south of the commune.[3]

Administration

List of successive mayors of Ambléon[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
19471965Joannès Pezant
19651983Jean Guillot
19832008Henri GuillotDVD
20082011Odette Breidenstein-Jullien
2011PresentAnnie BiondaPostmistress

(Not all data is known)

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006120—    
2007125+4.2%
2008123−1.6%
2009120−2.4%
2010116−3.3%
2011112−3.4%
2012110−1.8%
2013108−1.8%
2014109+0.9%
2015109+0.0%
2016110+0.9%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [5]
ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron EM 50.85
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 55.70
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 55.67
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 79.22

Economy
Lac d'Ambléon

The Ambléon economy is based on agriculture (livestock and grain).

The town is located within the Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) zone for the wines of Bugey.

Sites and monuments
  • The Chateau of Ambléon (private residence)
  • A Chapel (13th century)
  • The War memorial to the maquis of Ambléon

Notable people linked to the commune
  • Theodore Chavanton called Avanton, author of the folk novel The Lost Oasis (1945) and a teacher at the Ambléon school. His story takes place in Lombane (an anagram of Ambléon)

See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. Inhabitants of Ain (in French)
    2. ZNIEFF for the Lac d'Ambléon. (in French)
    3. Google Maps
    4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
    5. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/
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