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Bourg-en-Bresse
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Prefecture and commune
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Prefecture building of the Ain department
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Country | France | ||
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | ||
Department | Ain | ||
Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | ||
Canton | Bourg-en-Bresse-1 and 2 | ||
Intercommunality | Bourg-en-Bresse | ||
Area
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23.86 km2 (9.21 sq mi) | ||
Population
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40,967 | ||
• Density | 1,717.0/km2 (4,446.9/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | ||
INSEE/Postal code |
01053 /01000
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Elevation | 220–273 m (722–896 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
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Website | bourgenbresse.fr | ||
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bourg-en-Bresse is a commune in the Ain department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in east France. It is the prefecture of the department and the capital of the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse.
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Geography
Bourg-en-Bresse is located at the western base of the Jura Mountains, on the left bank of the Reyssouze river, a tributary of the Saône.
The commune has an area of 23.9 km2 (9.2 sq mi). Its average altitude is 247 m (810 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 230 m (750 ft).
The distances from Bourg-en-Bresse to other cities are:
- Paris, the national capital - 429 km (267 mi);
- Lyon, the regional capital - 81 km (50 mi);
- Reims - 445 km (277 mi);
- Bordeaux - 616 km (383 mi);
- Toulouse - 617 km (383 mi);
- Montpellier - 378 km (235 mi);
- Strasbourg - 417 km (259 mi);
- Nantes - 669 km (416 mi);
- Marseille - 393 km (244 mi).
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The commune of Bourg-en-Bresse is surrounded by the communes Viriat, Jasseron, Saint-Just, Montagnat, Péronnas and Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg.
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Viriat | Viriat | Jasseron | ![]() |
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Péronnas | Péronnas | Montagnat |
Climate
The climate of Bourg-en-Bresse, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population
The inhabitants of Bourg-en-Bresse are known, in French, as Burgiens (women: Burgiennes').
Bourg-en-Bresse has a population, in 2014, of 40,967 and its population density is of 1,717.0 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Bourg-en-Bresse
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Bourg-en-Bresse forms, with other 4 communes, the urban area of Bourg-en-Bresse with a population of 59,816 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 102.4 km2 (39.5 sq mi). This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Bourg-en-Bresse, formed by 69 communes, with a population of 125,863 inhabitants (2014) and an area of 1,117.1 km2 (431.3 sq mi).
Administration
Bourg-en-Bresse is the prefecture of the Ain department since 1800. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of two cantons:
- Bourg-en-Bresse-1 formed by one commune and part of Bourg-en-Bresse, with 31,801 inhabitants (2014).
- Bourg-en-Bresse-2 formed by 3 communes and part of Bourg-en-Bresse, with 28,101 inhabitants (2014).
It is part of the intercommunality Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse (French: Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse).
Twinned and partner towns
Bourg-en-Bresse is twinned with:
Bad Kreuznach, Germany, since 1963
Additionally, it has established partnerships withː
Parma, Italy, since 1990
Namur, Belgium, since 1996
Aylesbury, United Kingdom, since 2000
El Kef, Tunisia, since 2000
San Severo, Italy, since 2004
Brzeg, Poland, since 2006
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See also
In Spanish: Bourg-en-Bresse para niños