Ambès
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ![]() ![]() Ambès | ||
Coordinates: 45°00′44″N 0°32′22″W / 45.0122°N 0.5394°WCoordinates: 45°00′44″N 0°32′22″W / 45.0122°N 0.5394°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Gironde | |
Arrondissement | Bordeaux | |
Canton | Lormont | |
Intercommunality | Bordeaux | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Maurice Pierre | |
Area1 | 28.85 km2 (11.14 sq mi) | |
Population (2008)2 | 2,941 | |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Ambès (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bɛs]; Occitan: Ambès) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
It is located at the point, the Bec d'Ambès (Occ. bèc is cognate with Old English bæc for beck[1]), where the rivers Garonne and Dordogne meet to form the Gironde estuary.
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1962 | 2,046 | — |
1968 | 2,243 | +9.6% |
1975 | 2,545 | +13.5% |
1982 | 2,715 | +6.7% |
1990 | 2,567 | −5.5% |
1999 | 2,824 | +10.0% |
2008 | 2,941 | +4.1% |
See also
Gallery
![](../I/m/An_Avro_Lancaster_of_No._514_Squadron_RAF_over_the_target_during_a_Bomber_Command_attack_on_oil_storage_tanks_at_Bec_d'Ambes_in_the_Garonne_estuary%2C_4_August_1944._CL650.jpg)
An Avro Lancaster of No. 514 Squadron RAF over the target during a Bomber Command attack on oil storage tanks at Bec d'Ambes in the Garonne estuary, 4 August 1944.
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