Ambérieux en Dombes
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Coordinates: 45°59′57″N 4°54′12″E / 45.9991666667°N 4.90333333333°E
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Commune of Ambérieux-en-Dombes |
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| Location | |
  Ambérieux-en-Dombes
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans |
| Intercommunality | Porte ouest de la Dombes |
| Mayor | Bernard Ravoire (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 265–302 m (869–991 ft) (avg. 300 m/980 ft) |
| Land area1 | 15.92 km2 (6.15 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,581 (2006) |
| - Density | 99 /km2 (260 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01005/ 01330 |
| 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. | |
Ambérieux-en-Dombes is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.
The town is home to a 14th-century castle, and was the birthplace of Gundobad, 6th-century king of the Burgundians.
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