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Coordinates:47°24′15″N0°58′48″E / 47.4042°N 00.98°E /47.4042; 00.98
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Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Amboise
Amboise, street near the castle
Amboise, street near the castle
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Amboise is located in France
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Amboise is located in Centre-Val de Loire
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Coordinates:47°24′15″N0°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
 (2022)[2]
13,132
 • Density323.1/km2 (836.7/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 acommune in theIndre-et-Loiredepartment in centralFrance. Today a smallmarket town, it was once home to the French royal court.

Geography

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Amboise lies on the banks of the riverLoire, 27 kilometres (17 mi) east ofTours. It is also about 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from the historicChâteau de Chenonceau, situated on the riverCher near the small village ofChenonceaux.Amboise station, on the north bank of the Loire, has rail connections toOrléans,Blois andTours.

History

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Timber-framed houses in Amboise

Clovis I (c. 466 – 511) and theVisigoths signed a peace treaty of alliance with theArvernians in 503, which assisted him in his defeat of the Visigothic kingdom in theBattle of Vouillé in 507.

Joan of Arc passed through in 1429 on her way to Orleans to theBattle of Patay.

Château duClos Lucé was the residence ofLeonardo da Vinci between 1516 and his death in 1519. Da Vinci died in the arms of King Francis I,[4] and he was buried in a crypt near theChâteau d'Amboise. The house has lost some of its original parts, but it still stands today containing a museum of da Vinci's work and inventions, and overlooks the riverLoire.

TheAmboise conspiracy was the conspiracy ofCondé and theHuguenots in 1560 againstFrancis II,Catherine de' Medici and theGuises.

The Château at Amboise was home toMary Stewart, Queen of Scots, for much of her early life, being raised there at the French court ofHenry II. She arrived in France from Scotland in 1548, aged six, via the French king's favourite palace atSaint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris, and remained in France until 1561, when she returned to her homeland—sailing up theFirth of Forth toEdinburgh on 15 August that year.

TheEdict of Amboise (1563) conceded the free exercise of worship to the Protestants.

Chapel Saint-Hubert

Here was born in 1743Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French philosopher, known asLe Philosophe Inconnu (d. 1803).

Abd el Kader Ibn Mouhi Ad-Din (c. 1807 – 1883) was imprisoned at theChâteau d'Amboise.

In 2019, the 500th anniversary of da Vinci's death, Amboise held many events celebrating the master's life and his work completed in the town.[5] The number of visitors to Château du Clos Lucé, for example, was estimated as 500,000 in 2019, a 30% increase over the typical annual number.[6]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
17935,659—    
18005,113−1.44%
18065,097−0.05%
18215,276+0.23%
18314,613−1.33%
18364,695+0.35%
18414,715+0.09%
18464,956+1.00%
18514,762−0.80%
18564,433−1.42%
18614,570+0.61%
18664,188−1.73%
18724,216+0.11%
18764,475+1.50%
18814,167−1.42%
18864,592+1.96%
18914,480−0.49%
18964,463−0.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19014,538+0.33%
19064,731+0.84%
19114,660−0.30%
19214,625−0.08%
19264,483−0.62%
19314,129−1.63%
19364,236+0.51%
19464,443+0.48%
19546,736+5.34%
19627,953+2.10%
19688,625+1.36%
197510,680+3.10%
198210,857+0.24%
199010,982+0.14%
199911,457+0.47%
200712,589+1.18%
201213,157+0.89%
201712,610−0.85%
Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE (1968-2017)[8]

Sights

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The city is known for theClos Lucé manor house whereLeonardo da Vinci lived (and ultimately died) at the invitation of KingFrancis I of France, whoseChâteau d'Amboise, which dominates the town, is located just 500 m (1,640 feet) away. The narrow streets contain some good examples oftimbered housing.

Just outside the city is thePagode de Chanteloup, a 44-metre-tall (144 ft) Chinesepagoda built in 1775 by theDuke of Choiseul. The pagoda is seven levels high, with each level slightly smaller than the last one. An interior staircase to reach all levels is open to the public.

The Musée de la Poste (in the Hôtel Joyeuse) is a museum tracing the history of the postal delivery service.

A 20th-century fountain byMax Ernst stands in front of the market place.

Panoramic view of theLoire River at Amboise, France.

Economy

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Amboise has a thriving tourism-related business community.[9][10][11] Until 2021, it had also the headquarters ofMecachrome, a precision engineering company that operates in the aerospace, motor racing, energy and defence sectors.[12]

International relations

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See also:List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Amboise istwinned with:

Gallery

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  • Amboise viewed from the Château d'Amboise
    Amboise viewed from theChâteau d'Amboise
  • Château d'Amboise
    Château d'Amboise
  • Tour de l'Horloge (the Clock Tower)
    Tour de l'Horloge (the Clock Tower)
  • Exterior shot of the Clos Lucé Mansion
    Exterior shot of the Clos Lucé Mansion
  • Château d'Amboise over Loire
    Château d'Amboise over Loire
  • Amboise (cityview from the castle)
    Amboise (cityview from the castle)
  • Pagode de Chanteloup, built in 1775 by the Duke of Choiseul
    Pagode de Chanteloup, built in 1775 by the Duke of Choiseul

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^"Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^"Amboise".The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved29 August 2019.
  4. ^"Leonardo da Vinci | A chinese scholar lost in renaissance Italy". Archived fromthe original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved20 October 2015.
  5. ^"Archived copy". Archived fromthe original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved2 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^"500 Years After Leonardo Da Vinci's Death, France Celebrates His Life And Work". NPR. 29 November 2019. Retrieved2 December 2019.
  7. ^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui:Commune data sheet Amboise,EHESS(in French).
  8. ^Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  9. ^"Amboise: Charming Visitors Since Leonardo da Vinci".Rick Steves. Retrieved18 March 2023.
  10. ^"Hôtel Le Clos d'Amboise".The Telegraph. 30 November 2016.ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved18 March 2023.
  11. ^Nadeau, Sophie (28 March 2022)."A Guide to the Best Things to do in Amboise, Loire Valley".solosophie. Retrieved18 March 2023.
  12. ^"Mecachrome France (31700) : siret, siren, TVA, bilan gratuit..."entreprises.lefigaro.fr. Retrieved18 March 2023.

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