Arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse

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:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 01053  Bourg-en-Bresse  40,967  Bourg-en-Bresse-1 and Bourg-en-Bresse-2  CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse 01249  Miribel  9,425  Miribel  Miribel et du Plateau 01262  Montluel 7,036  Meximieux  La Côtière à Montluel 01427  Trévoux  6,702  Trévoux  Dombes Saône Vallée 01451  Viriat  6,250  Bourg-en-Bresse-1  CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse 01194  Jassans-Riottier  6,222  Trévoux  CA Villefranche Beaujolais Saône 01289  Péronnas  6,196  Bourg-en-Bresse-2  CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse 01344  Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg  5,505  Bourg-en-Bresse-2  CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse 01093  Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne  4,956  Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne  La Dombes 01043  Beynost  4,541  Miribel  Miribel et du Plateau

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

References

Bourg-en-Bresse