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Amboise | |
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Amboise, street near the castle | |
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 (2023–2026) | Brice Ravier[1] |
Area 1 | 40.65 km2 (15.70 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 12,938 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/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 (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.