Ambrief

Ambrief is a French commune in the department of Aisne in the Picardy region of northern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ambriérois or Ambriéroises

Geography

Ambrief is located some 10 km south-east of Soissons and 30 km north-east 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 north-eastern 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.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

Ambrief was a centre for the Knights Templar.

Administration

List of successive mayors of Ambrief

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010, the commune had 63 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.