Ambès | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Ambès (Gironde).svg |
Arrondissement: | Bordeaux |
Canton: | La Presqu'île |
Insee: | 33004 |
Postal Code: | 33810 |
Mayor: | Gilbert Dodogaray[1] |
Term: | 2023 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Bordeaux Métropole |
Coordinates: | 45.0122°N -0.5394°W |
Elevation M: | 4 |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 8 |
Area Km2: | 28.85 |
Ambès (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Ambés) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
It is located at the point, the Bec d'Ambès (Occ. bèc is cognate with Old English bæc for beck[2]), where the rivers Garonne and Dordogne meet to form the Gironde estuary.