Ambès
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ambès (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bɛs]; Occitan: Ambés) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
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Ambès | |
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Coordinates: 45°00′44″N 0°32′22″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Gironde |
Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
Canton | La Presqu'île |
Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Gilbert Dodogaray[1] |
Area 1 | 28.85 km2 (11.14 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,207 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 33004 /33810 |
Elevation | 0–8 m (0–26 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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It is located at the point, the Bec d'Ambès (Occ. bèc is cognate with Old English bæc for beck[3]), where the rivers Garonne and Dordogne meet to form the Gironde estuary.