What is Amboise?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Amboise |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = AmboiseRue.JPG |caption = Amboise, street near the castle |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Amboise (Indre-et-Loire).svg |arrondissement = [[Arrondissement of Loches|Loches]] |canton = [[Canton of Amboise|Amboise]] |mayor = Christian Guyon |term = 2014-2020 |intercommunality = [[Communauté de communes du Val d'Amboise|Val d'Amboise]] |coordinates = {{coord|47.4042|00.98|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 58 |elevation min m = 52 |elevation max m = 127 |area km2 = 40.65 |population = 13371 |population date = 2014 |INSEE = 37003 |postal code = 37400 }} '''Amboise''' is a commune in central France’s [[Loire River|Loire]] Valley. It is in the [[Indre-et-Loire]] department. It covers {{convert|15.7|mi2|abbr=off}}. In 2014, 13,371 people lived there. Amboise is known for the [[Château d'Amboise]], a 15th-century [[castle]]. King [[Charles VIII of France|Charles VIII]] lived there. [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s tomb is there. There are royal [[room|chambers]], [[garden]]s and underground passageways. Near Amboise is [[Château du Clos Lucé]], da Vinci's former home. Da Vinci lived there until his death in 1519. It has a small [[museum]] displaying working [[model (physical)|model]]s of his designs. == Transport == === Road === The D31, D61, D81, D83, D431, D751 and D952 pass through the commune of Amboise. === Rail === Amboise has a train station.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TER Centre-Val de Loire - Horaires et informations pratiques au départ de la gare de Amboise|url=https://www.ter.sncf.com/centre-val-de-loire/gares/87574343/Amboise/pratique|access-date=2021-01-04|website=www.ter.sncf.com|archive-date=2020-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117072402/https://www.ter.sncf.co