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Coordinates: 45°00′44″N 0°32′22″W / 45.0122°N 0.5394°WCoordinates: 45°00′44″N 0°32′22″W / 45.0122°N 0.5394°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Gironde | |
Arrondissement | Bordeaux | |
Canton | La Presqu'île | |
Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole | |
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• Mayor (2014-2020) | Kévin Subrenat | |
Area1 | 28.85 km2 (11.14 sq mi) | |
Population (2014)2 | 3,190 | |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 33004 /33810 | |
Elevation | 0–8 m (0–26 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Ambès (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bɛs]; Occitan: Ambès) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
It is located at the point, the Bec d'Ambès (Occ. bèc is cognate with Old English bæc for beck), where the rivers Garonne and Dordogne meet to form the Gironde estuary.