Ambert

Ambert is a "commune" in the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-southern France.
It is a subprefecture of the department and the capital of the "arrondissement" of Ambert.
Geography.
Ambert is in the southeast of the Puy-de-Dôme department, at to the south of Thiers, to the east of Issoire and to the southeast of Clermont-Ferrand.
The "commune" is in the plain of Ambert, surrounded by mountains: the "Monts du Forez" to the east and the "Monts du Livradois" to the west. The town is along the Dore, a tributary of the Allier river.
Ambert has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The distances from Clermont-Ferrand to other cities are:
Ambert is surrounded by the "communes":
Climate.
The climate of Ambert, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population.
The inhabitants of Ambert are known, in French, as "Ambertois" (women: "Ambertoises").
With a population of 6,794, Ambert has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Ambert
Administration.
Ambert is a subprefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Ambert and the administrative centre () of the canton of Ambert, formed 30 "communes", including Ambert, with 18,178 inhabitants .
It is part of the intercommunality "Ambert Livradois Forez".
Sister cities.
Ambert is twinned with: