Ampère once studied heraldry. He was never enobled himself. His mother was Jeanne-Antoinette Sarcey de Sutières (1740-1809).
Three French cable-laying ships were named after André-Marie Ampère:
- Ampère 1 (1864-1924)
- Ampère 2 (1930-1944)
- Ampère 3 (1951-1984)
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