Saint-Ambroix, Cher

Saint-Ambroix
The church in Saint-Ambroix
Coat of arms
Saint-Ambroix
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Saint-Ambroix
Coordinates: 46°55′57″N 2°07′16″E / 46.9325°N 2.1211°ECoordinates: 46°55′57″N 2°07′16″E / 46.9325°N 2.1211°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Cher
Arrondissement	Bourges
Canton	Chârost
Intercommunality	Pays d’Issoudun
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Deve
Area^1	31.22 km^2 (12.05 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	395
• Density	13/km^2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	18198 / 18290
Elevation	125–166 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Ambroix is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre 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
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	468	—
1968	496	+6.0%
1975	409	−17.5%
1982	406	−0.7%
1990	386	−4.9%
1999	374	−3.1%
2008	395	+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

• INSEE

External links

• Saint-Ambroix on the Quid website (French)