Ambutrix

Ambutrix

War Memorial at Ambutrix

Coat of arms
Ambutrix

Coordinates: 45°56′23″N 5°20′20″E / 45.9397°N 5.3389°E / 45.9397; 5.3389Coordinates: 45°56′23″N 5°20′20″E / 45.9397°N 5.3389°E / 45.9397; 5.3389
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Belley
Canton Lagnieu
Intercommunality Plaine de l'Ain
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Dominique Deloffre
Area1 5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 660
  Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 01008 / 01500
Elevation 237–370 m (778–1,214 ft)
(avg. 254 m or 833 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.

Ambutrix (pronounced [ɑ̃.by.t̪ʁiks]) is a French commune in the Ain department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Butrians or Butrianes.[1]

Geography

Ambutrix is located some 2 km south-west of Amberieu-en-Bugey and some 40 km north-east of Lyon. It can be accessed by road D1075 from Saint-Denis-en-Bugey in the north which runs south though the heart of the commune and continues past Charveyron. There is also road D408 coming from the west, crossing the D1075 and continuing to the village then south to Vaux-en-Bugey. There are a number of small country roads in the commune. The commune consists mostly of farmland with forest to the west and particularly in the east. A railway runs through the commune from Saint-Denis-en-Bugey to Lagnieu in the south.[2]

Le Buizin stream runs north through the commune and the village to join the Albarine river to the north.[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages[2]

Climate

City Sunshine Rain Snow Storm Fog
Hrs/Yr mm/Yr Days/Yr Days/Yr Days/Yr
National Average 1973 770 14 22 40
Amberieu-en-Bugey[3] 1787 1153 0 0 0
Paris 1630 642 15 19 13
Nice 2668 767 1 31 1
Strasbourg 1633 610 30 29 65
Brest 1492 1109 9 11 74

Weather Data for Amberieu-en-Bugey

Climate data for Amberieu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)
7.8
(46)
11.4
(52.5)
15.1
(59.2)
19.3
(66.7)
23.1
(73.6)
26.2
(79.2)
25.3
(77.5)
22.0
(71.6)
16.4
(61.5)
9.9
(49.8)
5.7
(42.3)
15.6
(60.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2)
3.7
(38.7)
6.4
(43.5)
9.6
(49.3)
13.8
(56.8)
17.1
(62.8)
19.8
(67.6)
19.1
(66.4)
16.3
(61.3)
11.8
(53.2)
6.1
(43)
2.5
(36.5)
10.7
(51.3)
Average low °C (°F) −1.7
(28.9)
−0.3
(31.5)
1.4
(34.5)
4.2
(39.6)
8.3
(46.9)
11.2
(52.2)
13.4
(56.1)
12.9
(55.2)
10.5
(50.9)
7.1
(44.8)
2.3
(36.1)
−0.8
(30.6)
5.7
(42.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 93.8
(3.693)
86.9
(3.421)
100.8
(3.969)
93.9
(3.697)
111.5
(4.39)
98.2
(3.866)
66.5
(2.618)
91.6
(3.606)
98.1
(3.862)
102.7
(4.043)
107
(4.21)
102.1
(4.02)
1,153.1
(45.398)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 53.4 81 130.5 167.2 199.6 230.9 273.9 236.2 183.2 119.9 65.1 46.3 1,787.2
Source: Metereological data for Amberieu-en-Bugey from 1961 to 1990 August 2014

History

The commune takes its name from the presence of Celtic people called Ambarri in the region.

Heraldry

Blazon:

Azure, a city gateway Argent open masoned and windowed in Sable posed on a hillock of Gules and surmounted by a Gallic helmet winged the same; debruised by a sword of Argent piercing the gateway.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Ambutrix[4]

From To Name Party Position
1995 2001 Roland Dulot
2001 2014 Patrick Paccallet NC
2014 2020 Dominique Deloffre

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009, the commune had 660 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
311 318 490 434 402 377 349 357 357
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
359 340 321 286 294 280 280 270 264
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
263 236 241 260 284 277 249 260 263
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2008 2009
293 327 353 405 595 586 641 657 660

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

Culture and heritage

Lordship and Castle of Verneaux

Sites and monuments

Festivals

La Vogue is held on the first weekend of September and is organized by the conscripts of the village.

See also

External links

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 Ain (French)
  2. 1 2 3 Google Maps
  3. Source: Data from the Station at Amberieu-en-Bugey
  4. List of Mayors of France (French)
  5. Article in the Journal of the Bugey coast on Vernaux Castle. (French)
  6. Customs of the Bresse, Bugey and Gex lands, their laws, customs & edicts, Charles Revel (French)
  7. 1 2 3 History of the Communes of Ain, Louis Trenard & Raymond Chevalier (French)
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