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Ambutrix

Coordinates: 45°56′23″N 5°20′20″E / 45.9397222222°N 5.33888888889°E / 45.9397222222; 5.33888888889
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Ambutrix
Coat of arms of Ambutrix
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Ambutrix is located in France
Ambutrix
Ambutrix
Ambutrix is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ambutrix
Ambutrix
Coordinates: 45°56′23″N 5°20′20″E / 45.9397222222°N 5.33888888889°E / 45.9397222222; 5.33888888889
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
ArrondissementBelley
CantonLagnieu
IntercommunalityPlaine de l'Ain
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Patrick Paccallet
Area
1
5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
660
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
01008 /01500
Elevation237–370 m (778–1,214 ft)
(avg. 254 m or 833 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ambutrix is a commune. It is found in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the Ain department in the east of France. In 2009, 660 people lived in the commune. The inhabitants are the Butrians. The local economy is mostly based around agriculture. The most important monuments in the commune are the Croix Baltazar and the 12th century Saint-Maurice church. The name of the commune comes from a Celtic tribe which lived in the area called the Ambarres.