Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Ambérieu-en-Bugey (; ) is a commune in the Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France. With 14,288 inhabitants (2020), it is one of the largest towns of the historical region of Bugey.
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Ambérieu-en-Bugey is a town in eastern France with about 14,300 residents located in the Ain department. It is one of the most significant towns in the historic Bugey region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ambérieu-en-Bugey
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 13,260
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- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Topography and geology
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- Channels of communication and transport
- Rail
- Railway history
- Air transport
- Air history
- Road transport
- Buses
- Housing
- Toponymy
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Renaissance
- World War II
- Marcel Demia and the Resistance of Ain
- Liberation of the town
- New name
- Heraldry
- Politics and administration
- Political environment
- Air quality
- Shale gas
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Population and society
- Population
- Distribution of age groups
- Education
- Public education
- Private education
- Other education
- Cultural events and festivals
- Health
- Sports
- Infrastructure
- Media
- Printing press
- TV
- Radio
- Religion
- Catholic worship
- Protestant worship
- Muslim worship
- Freemasonry
- Economy
- Incomes of the population and tax
- Employment
- Businesses and shops
- Culture and heritage
- Civil monuments
- Religious monuments
- Environmental heritage
- In popular culture
- Notable people
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- See also
- Bibliography
- Notes and references
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Ambérieu-en-Bugey (; ) is a commune in the Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France. With 14,288 inhabitants (2020), it is one of the largest towns of the historical region of Bugey.
It is the largest town in the arrondissement of Belley and the seat of the canton of Ambérieu-en-Bugey which consists of 18 communes. Its urban area has 17,301 inhabitants (2020). The town was officially simply called Ambérieu until 31 March 1955 when it became Ambérieu-en-Bugey.
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