Ambès
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Ambès (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bɛs]; Occitan: Ambés) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
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 Location of Ambès | |
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| Coordinates: 45°00′44″N 0°32′22″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | La Presqu'île |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Gilbert Dodogaray[1] |
Area 1 | 28.85 km2 (11.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,313 |
| • Density | 114.8/km2 (297.4/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. | |
It is located at the point, the Bec d'Ambès (Occ. bèc is cognate with Old English bæc for beck[3]), where the rivers Garonne and Dordogne meet to form the Gironde estuary.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,243 | — |
| 1975 | 2,545 | +1.82% |
| 1982 | 2,715 | +0.93% |
| 1990 | 2,567 | −0.70% |
| 1999 | 2,824 | +1.07% |
| 2007 | 2,931 | +0.47% |
| 2012 | 2,882 | −0.34% |
| 2017 | 3,128 | +1.65% |
| 2023 | 3,313 | +0.96% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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