Ambert, Puy-de-Dôme Département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
🇫🇷 Ambert is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
Administration Ambert is the seat of the canton of Ambert and the arrondissement of Ambert. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. The arrondissement consists of eight cantons (before March 2015).
Geography Ambert lies on the river Dore, a tributary of the Allier.
Sights Ambert is famous for its fourme d'Ambert cheese - "Fourme d'Ambert", its paper mills - "Le moulin Richard de Bas" - (the first edition of Diderot's Encyclopédie was printed on paper made in Ambert) and its circular town market hall - "La Mairie" - (popularized by Jules Romains in his novel Les copains).
The Agrivap Chemin de Fer Touristique operates 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 to 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 km outside the main town.
Touristic places near Ambert Some semi-famous places to go when visiting Ambert, France are: • La Mairie (a round town hall, fun when the farmer's market is there) • Le Moulin Richard-de-Bas (a paper mill, with a great tour for all ages, workshops, activities and a nice little garden).
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Ambert has a population of over 6,634 people. Ambert also forms the centre of the wider Ambert Arrondissement which has a population of over 27,563 people. It is also a part of the larger Puy-de-Dôme Department. Ambert is situated near Clermont-Ferrand.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Ambert has links with:
🇩🇪 Annweiler, Germany 🇮🇹 Gorgonzola, Italy 🇯🇵 Higashichichibu, Japan🇺🇸 Saint Cloud 45.55
🇨🇦 McMasterville 45.55
🇮🇹 Cinisello Balsamo 45.55
🇨🇦 Deux-Montagnes 45.538
Locations Near: Ambert 3.73628,45.5509
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🇫🇷 Thiers 3.548,45.857 d: 37.1
🇫🇷 Issoire 3.25,45.544 d: 37.9
🇫🇷 Le Puy-en-Velay 3.884,45.051 d: 56.8
🇫🇷 Roanne 4.072,46.039 d: 60.2
🇫🇷 Saint-Étienne 4.39,45.435 d: 52.6
🇫🇷 Saint Étienne 4.396,45.44 d: 52.8
🇫🇷 Clermont-Ferrand 3.077,45.777 d: 57
Antipodal to: Ambert -176.264,-45.551
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