Bourg-en-Bresse

**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.

## 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 . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

The distances from Bourg-en-Bresse to other cities are:
- Paris, the national capital - ;
- Lyon, the regional capital - ;
- Reims - ;
- Bordeaux - ;
- Toulouse - ;
- Montpellier - ;
- Strasbourg - ;
- Nantes - ;
- Marseille - .

The _commune_ of Bourg-en-Bresse is surrounded by the _communes_ Viriat, Jasseron, Saint-Just, Montagnat, Péronnas and Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg.

### 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  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

**Evolution of the population in Bourg-en-Bresse_'

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 . 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 .

## 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 () of two cantons:
- Bourg-en-Bresse-1 formed by one _commune_ and part of Bourg-en-Bresse, with 31,801 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.
- Bourg-en-Bresse-2 formed by 3 _communes_ and part of Bourg-en-Bresse, with 28,101 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.

It is part of the intercommunality _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

## Related pages

- Arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse
- Communes of the Ain department

## Other websites

- City council website

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Bourg-en-Bresse
- **commune status**: Prefectures of France, Prefecture and Communes of France, commune
- **image**: Préfecture.Ain.JPG
- **caption**: Prefecture building of the Ain department
- **image flag**: Drapeau Bourg-en-Bresse.svg
- **image coat of arms**: Blason Bourg-en-Bresse.svg
- **arrondissement**: Bourg-en-Bresse
- **canton**: Canton of Bourg-en-Bresse-1, Bourg-en-Bresse-1 and Canton of Bourg-en-Bresse-2, 2
- **insee**: 01053
- **postal code**: 01000
- **mayor**: Jean-François Debat
- **term**: 2014–2020
- **intercommunality**: Bourg-en-Bresse
- **elevation m**: 240
- **elevation min m**: 220
- **elevation max m**: 273
- **area km2**: 23.86
- **population**: 40967
- **population date**: 2014
- **website**: [http://www.bourgenbresse.fr/ bourgenbresse.fr]