Ambazac
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Ambazac (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bazak]; Occitan: Embasac) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Ambazac | |
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The town hall in Ambazac | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ambazac | |
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| Coordinates: 45°57′30″N 1°24′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Limoges |
| Canton | Ambazac |
| Intercommunality | Élan Limousin Avenir Nature |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Peggy Bariat[1] |
Area 1 | 57.83 km2 (22.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,556 |
| • Density | 96.07/km2 (248.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87002 /87240 |
| Elevation | 243–666 m (797–2,185 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,767 | — |
| 1975 | 3,929 | +0.60% |
| 1982 | 4,657 | +2.46% |
| 1990 | 4,889 | +0.61% |
| 1999 | 4,836 | −0.12% |
| 2007 | 5,254 | +1.04% |
| 2012 | 5,604 | +1.30% |
| 2017 | 5,667 | +0.22% |
| 2023 | 5,556 | −0.33% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
- Maurice Boitel, painter artist, he painted in Ambazac between 1947 et 1996
- Raymond Desèze, barrister and member of the Académie française
- Canon Landon, épigraphist and Latinist, priest of Ambazac
- Catherine Cesarsky, astrophysicist
- Albert Besson, bacteriologist
Partner Communities
Eckental (Germany), since 1987
Soufflenheim (Alsace)
