Coordinates: 45°33′01″N 3°44′33″E / 45.5502777778°N 3.7425°E
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Commune of Ambert |
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  Ambert
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Ambert |
| Canton | Ambert |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Ambert |
| Mayor | Jean Aulagnier (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 514–1,365 m (1,690–4,480 ft) (avg. 527 m/1,730 ft) |
| Land area1 | 60.48 km2 (23.35 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 7,376 (2006) |
| - Density | 122 /km2 (320 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 63003/ 63600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Ambert is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
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Administration
Ambert is the seat of the canton of Ambert and the arrondissement of Ambert. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. The arrondissement consists of eight cantons.
Geography
Ambert lies on the Dore River, a tributary of the Allier River.
Miscellaneous
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Ambert is famous for its fourme-d'Ambert cheese, its paper mills (the first edition of Diderot's Encyclopédie was printed on paper made in Ambert) and its circular town hall (popularized by Jules Romain in his novel Les copains).
Notable people
Ambert was the birthpace of Michel Rolle (1652-1719), mathematician and Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894), composer.
Places of interest
The Agrivap Chemin de Fer Touristique operated out of Ambert. There is a steam engine that makes a local run, but to see the line in full a ride on the Panoramique Autorail is not be missed.
There is an industrial museum with an interesting collection of tractors and small steam engines.
In the town the Museum of Cheese is worth a visit, as is the old paper mill a few kilometres outside the main town.
Demography
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 2006 | 7160 | 7328 | 7603 | 7722 | 7420 |
Twin towns
Annweiler, Germany, since 1988
Saitama, Japan, since 1989
Gorgonzola, Italy, since 2002. Both cities, known for their blue cow's-milk cheeses (cheese and Fourme d'Ambert), have almost the same latitude: 45° 32' N for Gorgonzola, 45° 33' N for Ambert.
See also
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