History
Château d'Amblie, built in the late 18th century, was also a camp for thousands of wounded from Caen during the Second World War.
The village
The village of Amblie is classified as a Remarkable Heritage Site by the French Ministry of Culture.
It belongs to the commune of Pont-sur-Seulles in the Bessin region, east of Bayeux and northwest of Caen, near the Côte de Nacre. The area boasts a wealth of historical and natural attractions. In terms of land use and buildings, the commune is marked by its past economic activity, mainly between 1700 and 1850: extraction and cutting of Orival stone from Merovingian times, strong agricultural activity, particularly cereal farming, development of numerous mills along the Seulles and Thue rivers, textile activity in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its privileged geographical location between town and country, close to the coast, explains the presence of numerous mansions, manor houses and small castles surrounded by gardens and parks, built by Caen notables.