Ambérieux-en-Dombes (, literally Ambérieux in Dombes; Arpitan: Ambèriô-en-Domba ) is a commune in the department of Ain in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.
Geography As its name suggests, Ambérieux-en-Dombes is a part of the Dombes country in Ain. It is located some 10 km east of Villefranche-sur-Saône and 35 km north of Lyon. There are several access roads to the commune: the D904 comes from Savigneux in the west through the heart of the commune and the town and continues east to Lapeyrouse; the D66 road from Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans in the north passes through the town and continues south to Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux; the D660 comes from Rancé in the south-west to the town; and the D82 comes from Monthieux in the south-east and continues to Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne in the north-east. All of these roads intersect in or very near the town.Google Maps
There is a network of country roads covering the commune which is entirely farmland outside the built-up areas. Apart from the town there is the hamlet of La Jonchay to the north-east of the town.
There are many étangs or ponds in the commune, particularly in the east but almost no waterways.
History
The village was known as Ambariacum in the 6th century and the land belonged to the castles of the first Burgundian kings.
On 13 July 1922 a train of the Compagnie des Tramways de l'Ain returning pilgrims from Ars-sur-Formans derailed between Ambérieux-en-Dombes and Lapeyrouse leaving one dead and several injured.La Presse of 15 July 1922, p. 1.
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Ambérieux-en-Dombes The Mayors of Ambérieux-en-Dombes , consulted on 23 June 2010. From To Name 1995 2001 Jean Giroux 2001 2014 Bernard Ravoire 2014 2021 Pierre Pernet 2021 Present Christine Fornès
Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ambarrois or Ambarroises in French.Le nom des habitants du 01 - Ain , habitants.fr
Culture and heritage
Sites and monuments
The Chateau of Ambérieux-en-Dombes (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.Ministry of Culture, Mérimée It was built between 1370 and 1376 (dendrochronological study) during the reign of Humbert V of Thoire and Villars. It is located in the centre of the village today and still has four towers - three square towers 19 metres tall and a round tower of small diameter which served as a prison. The dungeon has been completely restored with the installation of a new roof in 2010. The War Memorial has the feature of being topped by a rooster.
Notable people linked to the commune Laurent Capponi (1512-1573), Lord of Ambérieux-en-Dombes Jean Saint-Cyr (1899-1990), French politician, born in Ambérieux-en-Dombes Gundobad, the 6th-century king of the Burgundians, born in the commune
See also Dombes Communes of the Ain department
References
External links Ambérieux-en-Dombes on the La Dombes website Ambérieux-en-Dombes official website Ambérieux-en-Dombes on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Amberieux en Dombe on the 1750 Cassini Map