Saint-Ambroix, Cher

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Saint-Ambroix
Commune
The church in Saint-Ambroix
The church in Saint-Ambroix
Coat of arms of Saint-Ambroix
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Ambroix
Saint-Ambroix is located in France
Saint-Ambroix
Saint-Ambroix
Coordinates: 46°55′57″N 2°07′16″E / 46.9325°N 2.1211°E / 46.9325; 2.1211Coordinates: 46°55′57″N 2°07′16″E / 46.9325°N 2.1211°E / 46.9325; 2.1211
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonChârost
IntercommunalityPays d'Issoudun
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Johann Trumeau
Area
1
31.22 km2 (12.05 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
367
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18198 /18290
Elevation125–166 m (410–545 ft)
(avg. 155 m or 509 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Ambroix (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃bʁwa]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography[]

A farming area comprising the village and two hamlets situated by the banks of the river Arnon, some 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Bourges, at the junction of the D18, D84 and the D99e roads. The commune borders the department of Indre.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962468—    
1968496+6.0%
1975409−17.5%
1982406−0.7%
1990386−4.9%
1999374−3.1%
2008395+5.6%

Sights[]

  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A fifteenth-century manorhouse.
  • Considerable Roman remains: a graveyard and artefacts.
  • The remains of the priory of Semur.

See also[]

  • Communes of the Cher department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.


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