Geography Ambleville, Charente

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1 geography

1.1 location , access
1.2 hamlets , localities
1.3 neighbouring communes , villages
1.4 geology , terrain
1.5 hydrography
1.6 climate





geography
location , access

ambleville commune in west of department of charente located 7 km south of segonzac, 18 km southeast of cognac, , 31 km west of angoulême.


the area of commune of ambleville 500 hectares.


the village of ambleville 7 km east of archiac, 10 km north of barbezieux-saint-hilaire , 14 km west of chateauneuf-sur-charente.


the main route commune d699 road angoulême archiac, pons, , jonzac via châteauneuf. former national road part of road limoges in haute-vienne mirambeau in charente-maritime. d44 road goes northwest towards cognac via saint-fort-sur-le-né , goes south towards barbezieux.


the nearest railway stations chateauneuf-sur-charente (in direction of angoulême) , jarnac charente (in direction of saintes , royan) both located 14 km town. jonzac station 21 km town , has services bordeaux saint-jean in 1 direction la rochelle , nantes in other direction.


hamlets , localities

the population distributed in twenty hamlets or villages - term used in saintonge , south-west of france.


the town has few houses grouped around church.


the 2 major population centres are: le château , la motte both near village near road chateauneuf. town hall located @ le château.


la voûte highest point in commune in north other hamlets of chez philbert , la bertillère in south of commune, le guineuf on collinaud stream etc.


neighbouring communes , villages











geology , terrain

the commune made of campanian (upper cretaceous) chalk limestone, covers large part of south charente. valleys covered alluvium recent quaternary period.


the communal land has quite hilly relief rises gradually reach, @ northern end near hamlet of la voûte, height 95 m. small collinaud valley in south of commune located town , main road are. lowest point 34 m @ western edge of commune along collinaud. town located @ tip of small promontory in valley , 40 m above sea level.


hydrography

the town bounded on south collinaud stream flows town of bonneuil. tributary of né , sub-tributary of charente.


two small intermittent streams descend both sides of castle join collinaud near village. further west font moreau rises while further east les boulots flows down sonneville.


climate

as three-quarters of department in south , west, climate oceanic aquitaine.








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