Ambazac
Ambazac (Occitan: Embasac) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
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Coordinates: 45°57′30″N 1°24′03″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Haute-Vienne |
Arrondissement | Limoges |
Canton | Ambazac |
Intercommunality | Élan Limousin Avenir Nature |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015-2020) | Stéphane Ché |
Area 1 | 57.83 km2 (22.33 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 5,667 |
• Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 87002 /87240 |
Elevation | 243–666 m (797–2,185 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Personalities
- Maurice Boitel, painter artist, he painted in Ambazac between 1947 et 1996
- Raymond Desèze, barrister and member of the Académie française
- Canon Landon, épigraphist and Latinist, priest of Ambazac
- Catherine Cesarsky, astrophysicist
- Albert Besson, bacteriologist
Partner Communities
Eckental (Germany), since 1987 Soufflenheim (Alsace)
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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The TGV Brive-la-Gaillarde - Lille-Europe passing at the Ambazac station
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