Ambon, Morbihan
Ambon | |
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 The Chapelle de Bavalan | |
 Location of Ambon | |
  Ambon Location within France  Ambon Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 47°33′16″N 2°33′18″W / 47.5544°N 2.555°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Muzillac |
| Intercommunality | Arc Sud Bretagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Noël Paul[1] |
Area 1 | 38.04 km2 (14.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,101 |
| • Density | 55.23/km2 (143.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56002 /56190 |
| Elevation | 0–57 m (0–187 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Ambon (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bɔ̃]; Breton: Ambon) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the Brittany region in northwestern France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,008 | — |
| 1975 | 904 | −1.54% |
| 1982 | 881 | −0.37% |
| 1990 | 1,006 | +1.67% |
| 1999 | 1,255 | +2.49% |
| 2007 | 1,559 | +2.75% |
| 2012 | 1,767 | +2.54% |
| 2017 | 1,817 | +0.56% |
| 2023 | 2,101 | +2.45% |
| Source: INSEE[3] |
Inhabitants of Ambon are called Ambonnais in French.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
[edit]- Official site (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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