Amboise

Amboise
Amboise, street near the castle
Amboise, street near the castle
Coat of arms of Amboise
Location of Amboise
Map
Amboise is located in France
Amboise
Amboise
Amboise is located in Centre-Val de Loire
Amboise
Amboise
Coordinates: 47°24′15″N 0°58′48″E / 47.4042°N 00.98°E / 47.4042; 00.98
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentIndre-et-Loire
ArrondissementLoches
CantonAmboise
IntercommunalityVal d'Amboise
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Brice Ravier[1]
Area
1
40.65 km2 (15.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
12,938
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
37003 /37400
Elevation52–127 m (171–417 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Amboise (US: /ɒ̃ˈbwɑːz/;[3] French: [ɑ̃bwaz] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Today a small market town, it was once home of the French royal court.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Amboise". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

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