Ambert served as the start point for a stage of the 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné and has frequently seen the Tour de France pass by, although the race has never officially stopped here. The town has a deep-rooted connection to cycling, being featured in the novel Les Copains, written by Jules Romains in 1913. This story about a group of mischievous cyclists was adapted into a film by Yves Robert in 1964 and is commemorated every July with a major rando-cyclosportive event.
• Sub-prefecture of the department of Puy-de-Dôme (63)
• Population: 6,700; 27,600 within the Ambert Livradois Forez municipality; 662,300 within the department of Puy-de-Dôme
- Ville d'Ambert: ville-ambert.fr
- Ambert Livradois Forez: ambertlivradoisforez.fr
- Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme: puy-de-dome.fr