Ambarès-et-Lagrave
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ambarès-et-Lagrave (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃baʁɛs e laɡʁav]; Ambarés e La Grava in Gascon dialect) is a commune in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. Twinned with Midsomer Norton in the BANES area of the United Kingdom.
Ambarès-et-Lagrave | |
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Coordinates: 44°55′33″N 0°29′07″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
Canton | La Presqu'île |
Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Nordine Guendez[1] |
Area 1 | 24.76 km2 (9.56 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 16,798 |
• Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33003 /33440 |
Elevation | 0–34 m (0–112 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Ambarès-et-Lagrave is part of the Bordeaux urban area located to the north of the Bordeaux conurbation between the Garonne and Dordogne. The A10 autoroute passes down the eastern side of the commune from north to south with Exit 42 → Ambarès-et-Lagrave, Saint-Loubès in the commune. The commune is mostly urban with small areas of forest in the north and south and farmland in the west and north.[3]
Ambarès-et-Lagrave is part of the Bordeaux Métropole.
The commune is served by two railway stations: the Grave-d'Ambarès station and La Gorp station which have regular links with Bordeaux.
Liane | 7 | Les Aubiers ⇔ Ambarès-et-Lagrave-Parabelle | |
Flexo | 49 | Ambares (Mon-Sat) | Ambarès-et-Lagrave-Collège C. Massé ⇔ Ambarès-et-Lagrave-La Gorp then the Flexo zone of Ambarès |
Flexo | 50 | Ambarès (Soirée) | Stalingrad ⇔ Ambarès-et-Lagrave-Europe then serves on demand stops to Bec d'Ambès |
Line | 90 | Bassens-La Chênaie ⇔ Carbon-Blanc-La Mouline or Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand-Belle Rive | |
Line | 92 | Stalingrad ⇔ Ambès-Escarraguel or -Fort Lajard | |
Line | 93 | Schooldays only | Lycée de Lormont ⇔ Ambès-Fort Lajard |
Line | 94 | Schooldays only | Lycée de Lormont ⇔ Ambarès-et-Lagrave-Parabelle |
Line | 95 | Schooldays only | Ambarès-et-Lagrave-Collège Massé ⇔ Ambarès-et-Lagrave-Parabelle |
Line | 96 | Schooldays only | Lycée de Lormont ⇔ Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand-Belle Rive |
201 | Buttinière ⇔ Blaye-Tourist Office |
202 | Buttinière or Blaye-Tourist Office ⇔ Blaye-Tourist Office or Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde-Église or Pleine-Selve-Chez Pidoux |
301 | Buttinière ⇔ Sante-Eulalie-Argentière or Izon-Le Pin or Libourne-Gare Routière |
In the 12th century the city of Ambarès belonged to a vast feudal domain comprising a large part of the marshes of Entre-deux-Mers (Between two seas). Later this area became the Barony of Montferrand.
The ancient parish of Ambarès was almost entirely under the jurisdiction of the Lords of Gua who levied tithes from the 15th century.
The Lagrave district was attached to the commune of Ambarès in 1818.[4]
Blazon: Azure, a baton sinister Argent cabled Sable; at dexter chief a conical tower Argent masoned sable port the same; at middle chief a lion contourned of Or; at sinister base a domed castle flanked by two towers embattled of three pieces, all of Argent masoned in sable, port and windows the same; at fesse point a key of Or, with bow in chief and bit to sinister debruised by another key the same in fesse bow to dexter and bit to chief.
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List of Successive Mayors[5]
Ambarès-et-Lagrave has twinning associations with:[6]
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ambarésiens or Ambarésiennes in French.[7] The population of Ambarès-et-Lagrave has more than doubled between 1962 and 1999. This significant increase in the population is probably due to its proximity to the city of Bordeaux.
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[8] |
Although the tertiary sector (services) is predominant in Ambarès-et-Lagrave, the town also has many jobs in industry (secondary sector).
Sector | Ambarès-et-Lagrave (2009) | All France (2009) |
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Agriculture (primary) | 1.6% | 1.2% |
Industry (secondary) | 27.7% | 21.0% |
Services (tertiary) | 70.6% | 77.8% |
Unemployment rate: 9.8% (2009, INSEE)
The commune has many buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The commune has several religious sites that are registered as historical monuments:
The Ambarésienne Sports Association (ASA) was founded in 1970 and is a sports association affiliated with the French Federation of Omnisports Clubs (FFCO). Its purpose is to provide sport for all. The ASA had more than 2,500 members and 23 sections in 2012.
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