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Ambert
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpestown
Total population
6,616
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Ambert, a small town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Located at 45.550°, 3.743°, Ambert occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Around 6,616 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The town belongs to the 84 administrative unit. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,328 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves320
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves287
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves278
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves263
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves217
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves204
- BeechFagus sylvatica L. · Magnoliopsida189
- Yellow GentianGentiana lutea L. · Magnoliopsida172
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2008-11-164 km N of Saint-Georges-de-Mons, France
- M 3 — 2008-11-042 km NE of Chaudes-Aigues, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-09-125 km E of Mont-Dore, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-129 km SSW of Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-09-117 km SW of Aydat, France
- M 3 — 2008-09-104 km E of Mont-Dore, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Sainte-Florine23 mi away · pop. 3,253
- La Chapelle-Bertin23.3 mi away · pop. 49
- Brioude24.8 mi away · pop. 6,518
- Vic-le-Comte25 mi away · pop. 5,242
- Feurs26.7 mi away · pop. 8,338
- Fraisses27.7 mi away · pop. 3,779
- Saint-Galmier28 mi away · pop. 5,842
- Les Martres-de-Veyre28.2 mi away · pop. 3,863
- Saint-Georges-d'Aurac29 mi away · pop. 475
- Le Cendre29.4 mi away · pop. 5,494
- Saint-Genest-Lerpt29.6 mi away · pop. 6,183
- Apchat31 mi away · pop. 159
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ambert, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 63003
- Department
- 63
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 6,517
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr