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  (2022)[2]	3,353
• 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