Ambrières-les-Vallées (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bʁijɛʁ le vale]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in northwestern France. It is on the border of Normandy.
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_%C3%89glise_02.jpg) The church of Our Lady, in Ambrières-les-Vallées | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ambrières-les-Vallées  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°24′11″N 0°37′46″W / 48.4031°N 0.6294°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Gorron |
| Intercommunality | Bocage Mayennais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guy Menard[1] |
Area 1 | 38.78 km2 (14.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,623 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53003 /53300 |
| Elevation | 95–162 m (312–531 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
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Notable people
edit- Jacques Foccart, politician and businessman
- Louis Tanquerel des Planches (1810–1862), physician and researcher
See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet , EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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