Amboise: Commune in Indre-et-Loire, France
Amboise is a commune in central France’s Loire Valley.
It is in the Indre-et-Loire department. It covers 15.7 square miles (41 square kilometres). In 2014, 13,371 people lived there.
Amboise | |
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 Amboise, street near the castle | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Amboise  Amboise | |
| Coordinates: 47°24′15″N 0°58′48″E / 47.4042°N 00.98°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Indre-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Loches |
| Canton | Amboise |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Amboise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Christian Guyon |
| Area 1 | 40.65 km2 (15.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 13,371 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 37003 /37400 |
| Elevation | 52–127 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 is known for the Château d'Amboise, a 15th-century castle. King Charles VIII lived there. Leonardo da Vinci's tomb is there. There are royal chambers, gardens and underground passageways.
Near Amboise is Château du Clos Lucé, da Vinci's former home. Da Vinci lived there until his death in 1519. It has a small museum displaying working models of his designs.
Transport
Road
The D31, D61, D81, D83, D431, D751 and D952 pass through the commune of Amboise.
Rail
Amboise has a train station.
Air
There is an airport around 20 kilometres (12 miles) away in Tours.
Twin towns
Amboise is twinned with Boppard in Germany, Fana in Mali, Suwa in Japan, Vinci in Italy and Baleni in Romania.
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