Ambès
Ambès (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bɛs]; Occitan: Ambés) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
An Avro Lancaster of No. 514 Squadron RAF over the target during a Bomber Command attack on oil storage tanks at Bec d'Ambes in the Garonne estuary, 4 August 1944. 
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.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,243 | — |
| 1975 | 2,545 | +1.82% |
| 1982 | 2,715 | +0.93% |
| 1990 | 2,567 | −0.70% |
| 1999 | 2,824 | +1.07% |
| 2007 | 2,931 | +0.47% |
| 2012 | 2,882 | −0.34% |
| 2017 | 3,128 | +1.65% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
See also
Gallery
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024 https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8288323?geo=COM-33004.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ J. Verneilh-Puyraseau, Histoire politique et statistique de l'Aquitaine, ou des pays compris entre la Loire et les Pyrénées, l'Océan et les Cévennes, Tome I, p. 130
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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