Ambrief

Ambrief is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Ambrief
Commune
Location of Ambrief
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Coordinates: 49°19′11″N 3°24′07″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Soissons
Canton	Villers-Cotterêts
Intercommunality	Canton d'Oulchy-le-Château
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nicolas Bertin[1]
Area 1	4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	81
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02012 /02200
Elevation	76–166 m (249–545 ft) (avg. 136 m or 446 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Ambrief is located some 10 km southeast of Soissons and 30 km northeast of Villers-Cotterêts. It can be accessed on the D951 road from the north which passes through the village and continues south to Chacrise. The D6 road forms the northeastern border of the commune. There are also several country roads linking the village to the west and a country road going to the east. There is an area of forest on the eastern side of the village however the rest of the commune is entirely farmland. There are no other villages or hamlets and no identifiable waterways in the commune.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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History

Ambrief was a centre for the Knights Templar.

Administration

List of successive mayors of Ambrief^[4]

From	To	Name	Party
2001	Present	Nicolas Bertin[1]	RN

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	119	—
1975	108	−1.38%
1982	87	−3.04%
1990	91	+0.56%
1999	84	−0.89%
2007	64	−3.34%
2012	65	+0.31%
2017	70	+1.49%
Source: INSEE[5]

An old tower in Ambrief

Distribution of age groups

An Ambrief Orchard

Percentage distribution of age groups in Ambrief and Aisne department in 2017

	Ambrief	Ambrief	Aisne	Aisne
Age Range	Men	Women	Men	Women
0 to 14 Years	21	21	20.0	18.1
15 to 29 Years	8	12	17.2	15.7
30 to 44 Years	26	27	18.3	17.6
45 to 59 Years	21	21	20.5	19.8
60 to 74 Years	21	15	16.9	17.4
75 to 89 Years	3	3	6.4	9.7
90 Years+	0	0	0.6	1.6

Sources: INSEE^[5][6]

Sites and monuments

Old Cave Dwellings in Ambrief

• Remains of the "Temple Farm" which was closely related to the commandery of Mount Soissons.
• Many remains of cave dwellings

Notable people linked to the commune

• Nicolas Bertin (1752-1816), General of the French Revolution, born in Ambrief and died at La Ferté-Milon.

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department