Ambert is a commune in the Puy-de-Dome department in Auvergne in central France.Ambert is the seat of the canton of Ambert and the arrondissement of Ambert. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. The arrondissement consists of eight cantons.
Ambert lies on the Dore River, a tributary of the Allier River.Ambert is famous for its fourme-d’Ambert cheese, its paper mills (the first edition of Diderot’s Encyclopedie was printed on paper made in Ambert) and its circular town hall (popularized by Jules Romain in his novel Les copains).The Agrivap Chemin de Fer Touristique operates out of Ambert.There is a steam engine that makes a local run, but to see the line in full a ride on the Panoramique Autorail is not be missed.
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