AMBERT

'Ambert' is a commune of France, loctated in the former province of Auvergne.

Contents

Administration

Geography

Miscellaneous

Demography

Twin towns

References

Administration

Ambert is the chief town of the canton of Ambert and the arrondissement of Ambert. It is a ''sous-préfecture'' of the Puy-de-Dôme ''département'', in the Auvergne ''région''. The ''arrondissement'' consists of 8 cantons.

Geography

Ambert lies on the Dore River, a tributary of the Allier River.

Miscellaneous

Ambert is famous for its fourme-d'Ambert cheese, its paper mills (the first edition of Diderot's ''Encyclopédie'' was printed on paper made in Ambert) and its circular town hall (popularized by Jules Romain in his novel ''Les copains'').
Ambert was the birthpace of Michel Rolle (1652-1719), mathematician.
The Agrivap Chemin de Fer Touristique operated out of Ambert. There is a steam engine that makes a local run, but to see the line in full a ride on the Panoramique Autorail is not be missed.
There is an industrial museum with an interesting collection of tractors and small steam engines.
In the town the Museum of Cheese is worth a visit, as is the old paper mill a few kilometers outside the main town.

Demography

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Twin towns

★ Annweiler, Germany, since 1988

★ Saitama, Japan, since 1989

★ Gorgonzola, Italy, since 2002

References

1. http://www.insee.fr/fr/ffc/docs_ffc/psdc.htm