Ambazac  | |
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![]() The town hall in Ambazac  | |
![]() Coat of arms  | |
Location of Ambazac  | |
![]() Ambazac ![]() Ambazac  | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′30″N 1°24′03″E / 45.9583°N 1.4008°E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 
| Department | Haute-Vienne | 
| Arrondissement | Limoges | 
| Canton | Ambazac | 
| Intercommunality | Élan Limousin Avenir Nature | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Peggy Bariat[1] | 
| Area 1  | 57.83 km2 (22.33 sq mi) | 
| Population | 5,558 | 
| • Density | 96/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. | |
Ambazac (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bazak]; Occitan: Embasac) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | 
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,767 | — | 
| 1975 | 3,929 | +0.60% | 
| 1982 | 4,657 | +2.46% | 
| 1990 | 4,889 | +0.61% | 
| 1999 | 4,836 | −0.12% | 
| 2007 | 5,254 | +1.04% | 
| 2012 | 5,604 | +1.30% | 
| 2017 | 5,667 | +0.22% | 
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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)
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
 - ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
 - ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
 

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