Ambès
Ambès (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bɛs]; Occitan: Ambès) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
| Ambès | |
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|  Port | |
| .svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Ambès  | |
|   Ambès   Ambès | |
| 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 (2020–2026) | Kévin Subrenat[1] | 
| Area 1 | 28.85 km2 (11.14 sq mi) | 
| Population | 3,053 | 
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/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. | |
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.
Population
    
| Year | Pop. | ±% | 
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2,046 | — | 
| 1968 | 2,243 | +9.6% | 
| 1975 | 2,545 | +13.5% | 
| 1982 | 2,715 | +6.7% | 
| 1990 | 2,567 | −5.5% | 
| 1999 | 2,824 | +10.0% | 
| 2008 | 2,941 | +4.1% | 
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Gallery
    

An Avro Lancaster of No. 514 Squadron RAF over the target during a Bomber Command attack on oil storage tanks at Bec d'Ambes in the Garonne estuary, 4 August 1944.
References
    
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- J. Verneilh-Puyraseau, Histoire politique et statistique de l'Aquitaine, ou des pays compris entre la Loire et les Pyrénées, l'Océan et les Cévennes, Tome I, p. 130
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