Ambrief

History

Ambrief was a centre for the Knights Templar.

Geography

Ambrief is located some 10 km southeast of Soissons and 30 km northeast of Villers-Cotterêts. It can be accessed on the D951 road from the north which passes through the village and continues south to Chacrise. The D6 road forms the northeastern border of the commune. There are also several country roads linking the village to the west and a country road going to the east. There is an area of forest on the eastern side of the village however the rest of the commune is entirely farmland. There are no other villages or hamlets and no identifiable waterways in the commune.

Most-observed species

• wild boar

  Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
  707
• red deer

  Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
  509
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  503
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  470
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  454
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  355
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  314
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  308