Ambrugeat is located some 80 km south-east of Limoges and immediately to the west of Meymac. It can be accessed by the D76 road from Meymac which continues through the village then south-west to join the D16 north of Égletons. There is also the D123 minor road running north off the D76 passing through the western part of the commune. The D76E also runs off the D76 to the south-east to join the D36 road. The commune is largely forested with some farmland. The village lies on the north-western shore of the Lac de Sechemaille whose shores form the eastern border at this point. Several streams rise in the commune and flow into the lake such as the Ruisseau de la Nauche, the Ruisseau de Laubard, and the Ruisseau des Farges. Other streams flow south through the western part of the commune to form the Ruisseau de Sautere.
Neighbouring communes and villages
History
1308: The Bishop of Saint Leonard de Noblat put an end to quarrels between the two Ambrugeat priests.
1370: the entire Barsanges land was attached to the parish of Ambrugeat.
1436: Pierre de Coux was pastor prior for Ambrugeat.
In 2009 the commune had 205 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
A Farmhouse at Laubard
A Farmhouse at Laubard
A Bread Oven at Laubard
A Bread Oven at Lassagne
A Farmhouse at Lafond. The Farmhouse contains a pair of Andirons with hobs which are registered as an historical object.
A Farmhouse at Besse
The Chateau of Ambrugeat is at the entrance to the town. It was built as a fortified farm in 1448 by Charles VII.
Mills
Farmhouses
;Other sites of interest
A very old Stone Trough attached to the Chassagnac house at Beynat. Marius Vazeilles, a local scholar, said that the washing-trough is very old.
In the same village, there are two other notable troughs. The second is located in the bread oven, a very old construction in the Madesclaire-Aumarchad house. The third is on the terrace of the Cheze Sailly Chassagnac families' house. This trough, in granite, has a diameter of 0.90 m and a height of 0.95 m round and is entirely hand carved. It is clearly a very old piece of undeniable archaeological value.
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The Calvary of Besse
A Monumental Cross at Laubard
A Monumental Cross at Lassagne
A Monumental Cross at Besse
A Monumental Cross
A Presbytery
The Parish Church of Saint Salvy and Saint Martin with its triangular gabled bell tower and three arched bays from the 16th century is at the centre of the village. Inside the church behind the altar is a large altarpiece from the 18th century.
Monumental Crosses
The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
The Furniture in the Church
2 Bronze Bells
A Commemorative plaque: obituary of Gilbert du Boucheron
Martial Brigouleix, a resistance fighter born on 24 April 1903 at Ambrugeat and shot on 2 October 1943 at Mont-Valerien
André Desassis, a resistance fighter born in 1920 in the village of Lassagne and died in April 1944 after an unpleasant imprisonment at Limoges. He set up contact with Georges Guingouin as a basis for the first FTP troops. A monument was erected to his memory on the town square in Ambrugeat and a ceremony is held every Easter Monday to recall his commitment: in particular the National Association of Veterans of the Resistance and the mayor of the commune.
Bernard Mazaud, painter and former resistance fighter
