Bayon-sur-Gironde (Gironde) vue sur Bec-d'Ambès 02

The Bec d'Ambès (, literally ''Beak of Ambès'') is the point of confluence of the rivers

Garonne The Garonne (, also , ; Occitan, Catalan, Basque, and es, Garona, ; la, Garumna or ) is a river of southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux – ...

and

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is name ...

, in the Gironde estuary. Situated 15 miles north of

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...

, it has an oil refinery which was destroyed by bombing during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, but rebuilt after the war. It is in the

Ambès Ambès (; oc, Ambès) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is located at the point, the '' Bec d'Ambès'' (Occ. ''bèc'' is cognate with Old English '' bæc'' for ''beck''J. Verneilh-Puyraseau, ''Histoire politique ...

commune.

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Geography of Gironde Petroleum industry in France {{Gironde-geo-stub