Франциядағы Амбериё-ан-Бюже коммунасы

Commune in Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

Ambérieu en Bugey (ɑ̃beʁjø ɑ̃ byʒɛ, byʒe; ) is a commune in the Ain department, Auvergne Rhône Alpes region, France. With 14,288 inhabitants (2020), it is one of the largest towns of the historical region of Bugey. It is the largest town in the arrondissement of Belley and the seat of the canton of Ambérieu en Bugey which consists of 18 communes. Its urban area has 17,301 inhabitants (2020). south of Bourg en Bresse, 73 km northwest of Aix les Bains, 76 km southeast of Mâcon and 104 km west of Geneva, Switzerland. The town is in the commune's western part, on the right bank of the river Albarine, which forms most of the commune's southern border. It is surrounded by the communes of Saint Denis en Bugey, and Bettant. Its expansion is due to demographic expansion with two new housing areas on the eastern side of the town where there is plenty of land (near Bettant). Ambérieu en Bugey is located at the foot of the western foothills of the Jura mountains of Bugey and opens onto the plain of Ain at the mouth of the gorge of Albarine.

There are several rivers in Ambérieu en Bugey. Besides the Albarine which flows through Ambérieu en Bugey, two streams which are themselves tributaries of the Albarine flow into the commune: the Seymard (15.5 km long and the Foulon (3.4 km long).

Ambérieu station is located at the junction of the Mâcon Ambérieu line and the Lyon Geneva line and is served by many TER trains to Lyon, Bourg en Bresse, Mâcon, Dijon, Besançon, Strasbourg, Culoz, Geneva, Aix les Bains, and Chambery.

The railway has served the commune since 1856, making the town an important railway junction and the railway station, "one of the largest connection centres in France". On 7 June 1944 an operation was organized by resistance railway workers and maquisards to disable 52 locomotives and much other equipment. This action reduced the capacity of this strategic site and reduced the communications of the German army so avoiding bombing by the Allies on the site. A monument near the Ambérieu en Bugey station recalls this feat of arms.

Aerial activity has been present in Ambérieu en Bugey since the beginning of the 20th century. For example, Antoine de Saint Exupéry made his first flight in July 1912 at the civil aerodrome of Bellievre. Ambérieu en Bugey Air Base was built during the Second World War as a temporary airfield by the United States Air Force XII Engineer Command in August 1944. Named the "Colonel Chambonnet Base", today it is a supply and repair centre for electronic equipment aboard aircraft, ground communications detection equipment, navigation aids, and a manufacturing centre for simple equipment. There is also a civilian aerodrome near Ambérieu en Bugey called the Ambérieu aerodrome but it is located in the neighbouring communes of Château Gaillard and Ambronay.

Many flight schools have been located at Ambérieu en Bugey: the Bressane Aviation School, founded in 1909 by Mignot and Harding, which was associated with the Société Aérienne de Lyon Bron. In 1912 it took the name Deperdussin SPAD and was directed by the pilot René Vidart. There is also the Louis Mouthier flight school which was opened in 1911. In 1915 the Military flight school of Ambérieu was established. Finally, in 1928, the Caudron flight school moved from Le Crotoy in the Somme to Ambérieu en Bugey. This school trained Jean Mermoz and René Fonck.

The commune is traversed by the A42 autoroute. The exit for the commune is: No. 8 Ambérieu en Bugey in the direction of Geneva. In addition, several departmental roads serve the commune: the D1075 (formerly National Highway 75) which connects Bourg en Bresse to Sisteron, the D1504 (the old national road 504) which connects Ambérieu en Bugey to the commune of Le Bourget du Lac, and the D904 (the old road known as the "Valley of the Saone"). In 2017 there were 6,403 households in Ambérieu en Bugey; 84.8% of households owned at least one car and 31.8% of all households had at least two cars.

Since 4 January 2010, a network of three bus lines has been established to replace the Ambar'bus service. The new network is called TAM (Transport Network Ambarrois) and links its timetables to the schedules of TER Auvergne Rhône Alpes. The network operates from 5:40 a. m. to 8:46 p. m. and carries 208 passengers per day.

In 2017 the total number of dwellings in the municipality was 7,217 (against 5,949 in 2007). Among these units, 88.7% were primary residences, second homes 1.7%, and 9.6% were vacant housing. The second element acus represents a suffix of Gallic origin * āko(n) which is usually written as acum in Latin. This is a locative suffix which later will designate villae in Gallo Roman. It has generally evolved phonetically as ieu in the region. The first element designates the Gauls ( Celtic people ) of Ambarri whose name meant "living on both (*amb) sides of the Saone (Arar, the Saône)" or was a Gallic anthroponym Ambarrius. Ambérieux en Dombes, Ambérieux, Ambérac, and Ambeyrac are similar topographical formations.

The town was liberated on 3 September 1944 by troops who landed in Provence. Known for the actions of its resistance, particularly from the Maquis de l'Ain et du Haut Jura the town was nicknamed "The Rebel Ambérieu" and was decorated with the Croix de guerre 1939 1945 with citation.

On 31 March 1955 Ambérieu was renamed Ambérieu en Bugey.

An integral part of the Community of communes of the plain of Ain, Ambérieu en Bugey commune participates in actions such as air quality control as quality is potentially undermined by the proximity of the industrial park of the Plain of Ain.

The geological sub structure of the Ambérieu en Bugey region contains Shale gas. The potential exploitation of these deposits has caused some hostility which has been expressed in local politics. Advocacy undertaken by opposition movements are varied: broadcasts, a documentary called Gasland in June 2011, and demonstrations at Blyes the main town in the region concerned.

Its inhabitants are known as Ambarrois (masculine) and Ambarroises (feminine) in French.

The Sainte Marie school brings together a kindergarten, a primary school, and a college.

A GRETA an organization specialising in continuing education for adults is based in Ambérieu en Bugey. A Bernard Palissy training centre for apprentices is also based in the commune.

Several medical centres are based in Ambérieu en Bugey: other than the mutual clinic there is a maternity unit in the town, a medical practice at Allymes, the Paul Mourlon centre for early medico social action, and the specialized home care service also named Paul Mourlon.

The newspaper le Progrès offers a daily edition dedicated to the region of Bugey. Voix de l'Ain is a weekly publication offering local information for different regions of the department. Le Journal du Bugey is a weekly publication more focused on information for the Ambérieu en Bugey area and its surroundings.