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<h2 id="administration">Administration</h2> <p>Ambert is the seat of the canton of Ambert and the <a href="/facts/Arrondissement_of_Ambert/G3TooxDl">arrondissement of Ambert</a>. It is a <a href="/facts/Subprefectures_in_France/tgseLpWX">sub-prefecture</a> of the department. The <i><a href="/facts/Arrondissements_of_France/cbTQSG7Y">arrondissement</a></i> consists of eight <a href="/facts/Cantons_of_France/JbX4Slx1">cantons</a> (before March 2015). </p> <h2 id="geography">Geography</h2> <p>Ambert lies on the river <a href="/facts/Dore_(river)/NVJ5kMW6">Dore</a>, a tributary of the <a href="/facts/Allier_(river)/8Bq0d55o">Allier</a>. </p> <h2 id="population">Population</h2> Historical population<table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Pop.</th><th>±% p.a.</th></tr><tr><th>1968 </th><td>7,328</td><td>— </td></tr><tr><th>1975 </th><td>7,603</td><td>+0.53%</td></tr><tr><th>1982 </th><td>7,722</td><td>+0.22%</td></tr><tr><th>1990 </th><td>7,420</td><td>−0.50%</td></tr><tr><th>1999 </th><td>7,309</td><td>−0.17%</td></tr><tr><th>2007 </th><td>7,016</td><td>−0.51%</td></tr><tr><th>2012 </th><td>6,852</td><td>−0.47%</td></tr><tr><th>2017 </th><td>6,671</td><td>−0.53%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Source: INSEE<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="sights">Sights</h2> <p>Ambert is famous for its <a href="/facts/Fourme_d%2527Ambert/M9q28fdz">fourme d'Ambert</a> <a href="/facts/Cheese/JrG8nGCm">cheese</a> - "Fourme d'Ambert", its paper mills - "Le moulin Richard de Bas" - (the first edition of <a href="/facts/Denis_Diderot/q6DGf6DC">Diderot</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/Encyclop%25C3%25A9die/46IuCQNw">Encyclopédie</a></i> was printed on paper made in Ambert) and its circular town market hall - "La Mairie" - (popularized by <a href="/facts/Jules_Romains/RhttNzKS">Jules Romains</a> in his novel <i>Les copains</i>). </p><p>The Agrivap Chemin de Fer Touristique operates out of Ambert.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> There is a steam engine that makes a local run, but to see the line in full a ride on the Panoramique <a href="/facts/Autorail/WXPBRUUE">Autorail</a> is not to be missed. </p><p>There is an industrial museum with an interesting collection of tractors and small steam engines. </p><p>In the town the Museum of Cheese is worth a visit, as is the old paper mill a few kilometres outside the main town. </p> <h2 id="personalities">Personalities</h2> <p>Ambert was the birthplace of the mathematician <a href="/facts/Michel_Rolle/gDH7EsJA">Michel Rolle</a> (1652–1719), composer <a href="/facts/Emmanuel_Chabrier/Uw5lXLta">Emmanuel Chabrier</a> (1841–1894), and anthropologist <a href="/facts/Henri_Pourrat/hDEYVDBX">Henri Pourrat</a> (1887–1959), who collected the oral traditions of the Auvergne. It is also the birthplace of actor and director <a href="/facts/Pierre-Loup_Rajot/slVtXsuQ">Pierre-Loup Rajot</a> (1958–). </p> <h2 id="international-relations">International relations</h2> <p>Ambert is twinned with: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX"></a> <a href="/facts/Annweiler/qmxgVK3g">Annweiler</a>, <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a>, since 1988</li> <li><a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT"></a> <a href="/facts/Higashichichibu%2c_Saitama/8I9USsnu">Higashichichibu</a>, <a href="/facts/Saitama%2c_Saitama/usDlEQnP">Saitama</a>, <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a>, since 1989</li> <li><a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF"></a> <a href="/facts/Gorgonzola/ws4fIVmJ">Gorgonzola</a>, <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a>, since 2002. Both cities, known for their blue cow's-milk cheeses (<a href="/facts/Gorgonzola_(cheese)/ws4fIVmJ">cheese</a> and <a href="/facts/Fourme_d%2527Ambert/M9q28fdz">Fourme d'Ambert</a>), have almost the same latitude: 45° 32' N for Gorgonzola, 45° 33' N for Ambert.</li></ul> <h2 id="touristic-places-near-ambert">Touristic places near Ambert</h2> <p>Some semi-famous places to go when visiting Ambert, France are: </p> <ul><li>La Mairie (a round town hall, fun when the farmer's market is there)</li> <li>Le Moulin Richard-de-Bas (a paper mill, with a great tour for all ages, workshops, activities and a nice little garden)</li></ul> <h2 id="climate">Climate</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="14">Climate data for Ambert, elevation 555 m (1,821 ft), (1993–2020 normals, extremes 1993–present)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Month</th><th scope="col">Jan</th><th scope="col">Feb</th><th scope="col">Mar</th><th scope="col">Apr</th><th scope="col">May</th><th scope="col">Jun</th><th scope="col">Jul</th><th scope="col">Aug</th><th scope="col">Sep</th><th scope="col">Oct</th><th scope="col">Nov</th><th scope="col">Dec</th><th scope="col">Year</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Record high °C (°F)</th><td>20.3(68.5)</td><td>23.1(73.6)</td><td>27.2(81.0)</td><td>28.6(83.5)</td><td>32.6(90.7)</td><td>39.6(103.3)</td><td>38.5(101.3)</td><td>39.9(103.8)</td><td>35.9(96.6)</td><td>32.2(90.0)</td><td>25.0(77.0)</td><td>17.7(63.9)</td><td>39.9(103.8)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily maximum °C (°F)</th><td>6.5(43.7)</td><td>8.1(46.6)</td><td>12.3(54.1)</td><td>15.4(59.7)</td><td>19.4(66.9)</td><td>23.7(74.7)</td><td>26.0(78.8)</td><td>25.8(78.4)</td><td>21.2(70.2)</td><td>16.8(62.2)</td><td>10.5(50.9)</td><td>7.1(44.8)</td><td>16.1(61.0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Daily mean °C (°F)</th><td>2.3(36.1)</td><td>3.1(37.6)</td><td>6.1(43.0)</td><td>8.9(48.0)</td><td>12.8(55.0)</td><td>16.6(61.9)</td><td>18.6(65.5)</td><td>18.2(64.8)</td><td>14.3(57.7)</td><td>11.1(52.0)</td><td>6.0(42.8)</td><td>3.0(37.4)</td><td>10.1(50.2)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily minimum °C (°F)</th><td>−1.9(28.6)</td><td>−1.9(28.6)</td><td>−0.1(31.8)</td><td>2.5(36.5)</td><td>6.3(43.3)</td><td>9.6(49.3)</td><td>11.2(52.2)</td><td>10.7(51.3)</td><td>7.4(45.3)</td><td>5.3(41.5)</td><td>1.4(34.5)</td><td>−1.2(29.8)</td><td>4.1(39.4)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Record low °C (°F)</th><td>−17.4(0.7)</td><td>−21.0(−5.8)</td><td>−22.1(−7.8)</td><td>−9.0(15.8)</td><td>−3.8(25.2)</td><td>−0.7(30.7)</td><td>1.5(34.7)</td><td>−0.2(31.6)</td><td>−2.5(27.5)</td><td>−10.0(14.0)</td><td>−13.2(8.2)</td><td>−19.8(−3.6)</td><td>−22.1(−7.8)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average <a href="/facts/Precipitation/uq3nGQc8">precipitation</a> mm (inches)</th><td>58.7(2.31)</td><td>47.5(1.87)</td><td>47.2(1.86)</td><td>65.1(2.56)</td><td>90.3(3.56)</td><td>78.6(3.09)</td><td>89.7(3.53)</td><td>86.9(3.42)</td><td>80.6(3.17)</td><td>76.8(3.02)</td><td>80.5(3.17)</td><td>58.3(2.30)</td><td>860.2(33.87)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)</th><td>10.7</td><td>10.0</td><td>8.9</td><td>10.3</td><td>11.2</td><td>8.6</td><td>9.4</td><td>9.2</td><td>8.9</td><td>10.0</td><td>10.8</td><td>11.3</td><td>119.1</td></tr><tr><td colspan="14">Source: Meteociel<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Communes_of_the_Puy-de-D%25C3%25B4me_department/3uIaTI3d">Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department</a></li></ul> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ambert. <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE <a href="https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-63003#ancre-POP_T1" target="_blank">https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-63003#ancre-POP_T1</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"AGRIVAP English". Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070311122045/http://perso.orange.fr/..agrivap/version%20anglaise.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20070311122045/http://perso.orange.fr/..agrivap/version%20anglaise.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Normales et records pour Ambert (63)". Meteociel. Retrieved 14 December 2024. <a href="https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=63003004" target="_blank">https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=63003004</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>