(Raymond I) and Pierre called Perret, his brother (Pierre II) co-Lords Henri, son of Raymond I, and Raymond, his brother (Raymond II), co-Lords Aymar, son of Henri, Lord, childless Raymond, nephew of Henry and Raymond II (Raymond III), Lord, died without male issue in 1445 (date uncertain). During the wars of religion, a Stephen Ambel, Protestant, whose kinship with the previous Lords was not established, was briefly lord of Ambel. The succession of Raymond III Raymond had five children but his only son, the eldest of the five, died before him. On his death the elder branch of Ambel was extinguished and the eldest daughter, Burguette, passed the lordship of Ambel to her children. The other three sisters, Clemence, Lantelme, and Catherine inherited the lands of high- Valgaudemar which entered the family by the marriage of their great-uncle Henri to Alix de Bonne. Clemence's land remained known as Clemence-d'Ambel until the middle of the 20th century. Those of Catherine passed to her daughter Marguerite whose husband Guillaume Pérouse bought Lantelme's share constituting the territory now known as Guillaume-Pérouse. Heraldry Administration List of Successive Mayors Demography In 2017 the commune had 28 inhabitants. Sites and monuments On the hill overlooking the village there is surmised to be the remains of the ancient castle. A little further down is a small 19th-century church. In the forecourt is a view of the Dévoluy and Lake Sautet (the Souloise side) dominated by the Obiou. Notable people Saint Eldrade was born in 781 in Ambel, the son of Lord Aldradus, he chose to be a monk and became superior of Novalesa Abbey in Piedmont. An annual pilgrimage is held from Monestier-d'Ambel towards Ambel. Pilgrims come from the region and sometimes from Le Monêtier-les-Bains and Italy to commemorate the saint. See also Communes of the Isère department Bibliography Jean Gueydan, The Lords of Beaumont, ed. du Cosmogone, 2003, . References External links Ambel on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Ambel on the 1750 Cassini Map Communes of Isère Dauphiné