Ambrief

Ambrief
Ambrief
Location within Picardy region  Ambrief
Coordinates: 49°19′11″N 3°24′07″E / 49.3197°N 3.4019°ECoordinates: 49°19′11″N 3°24′07″E / 49.3197°N 3.4019°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Soissons
Canton	Oulchy-le-Château
Intercommunality	Oulchy le Château
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Nicolas Bertin
Area^1	4.5 km^2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2010)^2	63
• Density	14/km^2 (36/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02012 / 02200
Elevation	76–166 m (249–545 ft) (avg. 136 m or 446 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Ambrief is a French commune in the department of Aisne in the Picardy region of northern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ambriérois or Ambriéroises^[1]

Geography

Ambrief is located some 10 km south-east of Soissons and 30 km north-east 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 north-eastern 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.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

History

Ambrief was a centre for the Knights Templar.

Administration

List of successive mayors of Ambrief^[3]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2020	Nicolas Bertin	UMP

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010, the commune had 63 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
96	93	65	81	110	119	112	131	112

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
110	99	100	137	132	118	123	114	109

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
80	108	89	126	150	183	151	132	136

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	2010
133	119	108	87	91	84	65	62	63

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

An old tower in Ambrief

Distribution of age groups

An Ambrief Orchard

Percentage distribution of age groups in Ambrief and Aisne department in 2007

	Ambrief	Ambrief	Aisne	Aisne
Age range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 years	6.2	16.7	20.7	18.6
15 to 29 years	21.9	16.7	18.7	17.2
30 to 44 years	21.9	30.0	20.4	19.7
45 to 59 years	37.5	20.0	21.8	20.6
60 to 74 years	6.2	10.0	12.2	13.3
75 to 89 Years	6.2	6.7	6.0	9.6
90 Years+	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.9

Sources:

• Evolution and Structure of the population of the Commune in 2009, INSEE.
• Evolution and Structure of the population of the Department in 2009, INSEE.

Sites and monuments

Old Cave Dwellings in Ambrief

• Remains of the "Temple Farm" which was closely related to the commandery of Mount Soissons.
• Many remains of cave dwellings

Notable people linked to the commune

• Nicolas Bertin (1752-1816), General of the French Revolution, born in Ambrief and died at La Ferté-Milon.

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

External links

• Ambrief official website (French)
• Ambrief on the old IGN website (French)
• 40000 bell towers website (French)
• Ambrief on Lion1906
• Ambrief on Google Maps
• Ambrief on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Ambrief on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Ambrief on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)

Notes and references

Notes

1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 , the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

1. Inhabitants of Aisne (French)
2. Google Maps
3. List of Mayors of France (French)