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 - .

+ Bourg-en-Bresse and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune de Bourg-en-Bresse

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/km2.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 (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'' ().

 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

Gallery

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

References

Other websites

 City council website