The arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse is an arrondissement of France in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Bourg-en-Bresse.

History
When the Ain department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse was part of that original department.

Geography
It is found in the western half of the department with an area of , the largest arrondissement of the department. It is the arrondissement with more people living in it, with 354,177 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse is bordered to the northwest by the Saône-et-Loire department, to the northeast by the Jura department, to the west by the arrondissements of Nantua and Belley, and to the southwest by the  Rhône department.

Composition

Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse,  there are 12 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement:
 
 Attignat (19 communes)
 Bourg-en-Bresse-1 (1 commune and part of Bourg-en-Bresse)
 Bourg-en-Bresse-2 (3 communes and part of Bourg-en-Bresse)
 Ceyzériat (22 communes)
 Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (26 communes)
 Meximieux (15 communes)
 Miribel (8 communes)
 Replonges (32 communes)
 Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (28 communes)
 Trévoux (12 communes)
 Villars-les-Dombes (25 communes)
 Vonnas (19 communes)

The canton of Lagnieu has 22 communes in the arrondissement of Belley and 4 in the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse; and the canton of Pont-d'Ain has 4 communes in Bourg-en-Bresse and 20 in the arrondissement of Nantua.

Communes
The arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse has 201 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

 
 L'Abergement-Clémenciat (01001)
 Ambérieux-en-Dombes (01005)
 Arbigny (01016)
 Ars-sur-Formans (01021)
 Asnières-sur-Saône (01023)
 Attignat (01024)
 Bâgé-la-Ville (01025)
 Bâgé-le-Châtel (01026)
 Balan (01027)
 Baneins (01028)
 Beaupont (01029)
 Beauregard (01030)
 Béligneux (01032)
 Bény (01038)
 Béréziat (01040)
 Bey (01042)
 Beynost (01043)
 Birieux (01045)
 Biziat (01046)
 Bohas-Meyriat-Rignat (01245)
 La Boisse (01049)
 Boissey (01050)
 Bouligneux (01052)
 Bourg-en-Bresse (01053)
 Boz (01057)
 Bressolles (01062)
 Buellas (01065)
 Certines (01069)
 Ceyzériat (01072)
 Chalamont (01074)
 Chaleins (01075)
 Chaneins (01083)
 Chanoz-Châtenay (01084)
 La Chapelle-du-Châtelard (01085)
 Châtenay (01090)
 Châtillon-la-Palud (01092)
 Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (01093)
 Chavannes-sur-Reyssouze (01094)
 Chaveyriat (01096)
 Chevroux (01102)
 Civrieux (01105)
 Cize (01106)
 Coligny (01108)
 Condeissiat (01113)
 Confrançon (01115)
 Cormoranche-sur-Saône (01123)
 Cormoz (01124)
 Corveissiat (01125)
 Courmangoux (01127)
 Courtes (01128)
 Crans (01129)
 Cras-sur-Reyssouze (01130)
 Crottet (01134)
 Cruzilles-lès-Mépillat (01136)
 Curciat-Dongalon (01139)
 Curtafond (01140)
 Dagneux (01142)
 Dommartin (01144)
 Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne (01146)
 Dompierre-sur-Veyle (01145)
 Domsure (01147)
 Drom (01150)
 Druillat (01151)
 Étrez (01154)
 Fareins (01157)
 Feillens (01159)
 Foissiat (01163)
 Francheleins (01165)
 Frans (01166)
 Garnerans (01167)
 Genouilleux (01169)
 Gorrevod (01175)
 Grand-Corent (01177)
 Grièges (01179)
 Guéreins (01183)
 Hautecourt-Romanèche (01184)
 Illiat (01188)
 Jassans-Riottier (01194)
 Jasseron (01195)
 Jayat (01196)
 Journans (01197)
 Laiz (01203)
 Lapeyrouse (01207)
 Lent (01211)
 Lescheroux (01212)
 Lurcy (01225)
 Malafretaz (01229)
 Mantenay-Montlin (01230)
 Manziat (01231)
 Marboz (01232)
 Marlieux (01235)
 Marsonnas (01236)
 Massieux (01238)
 Meillonnas (01241)
 Messimy-sur-Saône (01243)
 Mézériat (01246)
 Mionnay (01248)
 Miribel (01249)
 Misérieux (01250)
 Mogneneins (01252)
 Montagnat (01254)
 Montceaux (01258)
 Montcet (01259)
 Monthieux (01261)
 Montluel (01262)
 Montmerle-sur-Saône (01263)
 Montracol (01264)
 Montrevel-en-Bresse (01266)
 Neuville-les-Dames (01272)
 Neyron (01275)
 Niévroz (01276)
 Nivigne et Suran (01095)
 Ozan (01284)
 Parcieux (01285)
 Péronnas (01289)
 Perrex (01291)
 Peyzieux-sur-Saône (01295)
 Pirajoux (01296)
 Pizay (01297)
 Le Plantay (01299)
 Polliat (01301)
 Pont-de-Vaux (01305)
 Pont-de-Veyle (01306)
 Pouillat (01309)
 Ramasse (01317)
 Rancé (01318)
 Relevant (01319)
 Replonges (01320)
 Revonnas (01321)
 Reyrieux (01322)
 Reyssouze (01323)
 Romans (01328)
 Saint-André-de-Bâgé (01332)
 Saint-André-de-Corcy (01333)
 Saint-André-d'Huiriat (01334)
 Saint-André-le-Bouchoux (01335)
 Saint-André-sur-Vieux-Jonc (01336)
 Saint-Bénigne (01337)
 Saint-Bernard (01339)
 Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon (01343)
 Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg (01344)
 Saint-Didier-d'Aussiat (01346)
 Saint-Didier-de-Formans (01347)
 Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne (01348)
 Sainte-Croix (01342)
 Sainte-Euphémie (01353)
 Sainte-Olive (01382)
 Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (01350)
 Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne (01351)
 Saint-Étienne-sur-Reyssouze (01352)
 Saint-Genis-sur-Menthon (01355)
 Saint-Georges-sur-Renon (01356)
 Saint-Germain-sur-Renon (01359)
 Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux (01362)
 Saint-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (01364)
 Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle (01365)
 Saint-Julien-sur-Reyssouze (01367)
 Saint-Julien-sur-Veyle (01368)
 Saint-Just (01369)
 Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône (01370)
 Saint-Marcel (01371)
 Saint-Martin-du-Mont (01374)
 Saint-Martin-le-Châtel (01375)
 Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost (01376)
 Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux (01380)
 Saint-Nizier-le-Désert (01381)
 Saint-Paul-de-Varax (01383)
 Saint-Rémy (01385)
 Saint-Sulpice (01387)
 Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes (01388)
 Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans (01389)
 Salavre (01391)
 Sandrans (01393)
 Savigneux (01398)
 Sermoyer (01402)
 Servas (01405)
 Servignat (01406)
 Simandre-sur-Suran (01408)
 Sulignat (01412)
 Thil (01418)
 Thoissey (01420)
 Tossiat (01422)
 Toussieux (01423)
 Tramoyes (01424)
 La Tranclière (01425)
 Trévoux (01427)
 Valeins (01428)
 Val-Revermont (01426)
 Vandeins (01429)
 Verjon (01432)
 Vernoux (01433)
 Versailleux (01434)
 Vescours (01437)
 Vésines (01439)
 Villars-les-Dombes (01443)
 Villemotier (01445)
 Villeneuve (01446)
 Villereversure (01447)
 Villette-sur-Ain (01449)
 Viriat (01451)
 Vonnas (01457)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Ain department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

Bourg-en-Bresse