Ambès

Ambès (

French pronunciation: [ɑ̃bɛs]; Occitan: Ambés) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19682,243—    
19752,545+1.82%
19822,715+0.93%
19902,567−0.70%
19992,824+1.07%
20072,931+0.47%
20122,882−0.34%
20173,128+1.65%
Source: INSEE

See also

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.

References


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