Saint-Ambroix, Gard

Saint-Ambroix (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃bʁwa]; Occitan: Sant Ambruèis) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Saint-Ambroix
Commune
Dugas Rock
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Ambroix
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Coordinates: 44°15′41″N 4°11′55″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Alès
Canton	Rousson
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre de Faria[1]
Area 1	11.74 km2 (4.53 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,361
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30227 /30500
Elevation	118–485 m (387–1,591 ft) (avg. 151 m or 495 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 2,300 —     1800 2,258 −0.26% 1806 2,102 −1.19% 1821 2,531 +1.25% 1831 2,947 +1.53% 1836 3,107 +1.06% 1841 3,148 +0.26% 1846 3,650 +3.00% 1851 3,724 +0.40% 1856 4,260 +2.73% 1861 4,060 −0.96% 1866 4,645 +2.73% 1872 4,260 −1.43% 1876 4,012 −1.49% 1881 3,454 −2.95% 1886 3,433 −0.12% 1891 3,380 −0.31% 1896 3,307 −0.44%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,585 +1.63% 1906 3,631 +0.26% 1911 3,494 −0.77% 1921 3,549 +0.16% 1926 3,558 +0.05% 1931 3,350 −1.20% 1936 3,317 −0.20% 1946 3,301 −0.05% 1954 3,627 +1.18% 1962 3,731 +0.35% 1968 4,164 +1.85% 1975 3,815 −1.24% 1982 3,845 +0.11% 1990 3,517 −1.11% 1999 3,365 −0.49% 2007 3,509 +0.53% 2012 3,319 −1.11% 2017 3,162 −0.96%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Gard department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Ambroix, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE