Ambrières-les-Vallées

Ambrières-les-Vallées (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bʁijɛʁ le vale]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France. It is on the border of Normandy.

Ambrières-les-Vallées
Commune
The church of Our Lady, in Ambrières-les-Vallées
Coat of arms
Location of Ambrières-les-Vallées
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Coordinates: 48°24′11″N 0°37′46″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Mayenne
Arrondissement	Mayenne
Canton	Gorron
Intercommunality	Bocage Mayennais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Menard[1]
Area 1	38.78 km2 (14.97 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,603
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	53003 /53300
Elevation	95–162 m (312–531 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,961 —     1821 2,519 −0.58% 1846 2,493 −0.04% 1872 2,580 +0.13% 1901 2,395 −0.26% 1926 1,944 −0.83% 1946 1,797 −0.39% 1962 1,610 −0.68%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,812 +1.99% 1975 2,561 +5.07% 1982 2,679 +0.65% 1990 2,841 +0.74% 1999 2,903 +0.24% 2007 2,773 −0.57% 2012 2,801 +0.20% 2017 2,739 −0.45%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Notable people

• Jacques Foccart, politician and businessman
• Louis Tanquerel des Planches (1810–1862), physician and researcher

See also

• Communes of Mayenne
• Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine