Ambérieu-in-Bugey

Geography

It is more the big city of the district of Belley. It is Chef-lieu Canton of Ambérieu-in-Bugey, which gathers 8 communes and 19 728 inhabitants. It is also the principal city of the south of the historical area of the Bugey.

It is located at the junction of the Ligne Mâcon - Ambérieu with the Ligne Lyon - Geneva.

History

Ambérieu-in-Bugey its name with the presence in the area of a Celtic tribe, the Ambarres owes. From where the name of the current inhabitants of the city: Ambarrois.

Mayors of the city

Claude Victor de Boissieu (about the middle of the 19th century).

Demography

Places and monuments

the Château of Allymes is a fortress of the 13th century, altered at the 16th century. It was asked by the Dolphin of Vienna in order to protect the surroundings. It is the only specimen of medieval fortress of the Bugey and offers an exceptional point of view. It was classified Historic building in 1960, to see here.

Economy

Transport

Ambarbus is the joint grid system of the city. Created in 2000 per one 6 months trial period, it functions always today and saw its frequencies increasing. It consists of only one circular line whose starting point the morning is SNCF railway station. It passes a minibus every 50 minutes of 6:25 (first departure) to 21:00 (arrived last), Monday to Saturday.

Personalities related to the commune

Laure Manaudou, champion of Swimming, holder of many world records;
Jean-Claude Nallet
Marius Lacrouze
Claude Victor de Boissieu
Gabriel Vicar poet, 1848-1900

Education

There are two colleges with Ambérieu-in-Bugey:

the vocational school;
the general high school (known as solar college because of the Solar panels which covered it with its construction). This college prepares the general and technical baccalaureats, like certain BTS. March 10th, 2006, a Mini-tornado, which moved and reversed several vehicles, damaged the college slightly, without making casualties.

Culture

Museum of the railwayman.
Ambérieu received the first flower for its fleurissement.
House of associations.
Media library: sit of the APA (association for the Autobiographie and the autobiographical inheritance)
Festival of music of Ambronay.

Culinary specialities

Ambérieu in Bugey does not have a speciality by itself, but one can find all there that makes the Gastronomie this area.

Twinnings

See too

External bonds

Official site of the city of Ambérieu-in-Bugey
Official site of the college of the plain of Ain
Ambérieu-in-Bugey on the site of the national geographical Institute
Ambérieu-in-Bugey on the site of INSEE
Ambérieu-in-Bugey on the site of Quid
Localization of Ambérieu-in-Bugey on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Ambérieu-in-Bugey on Mapquest

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