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.
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
| Canton | Bourg-en-Bresse-1 and 2 | |
| Intercommunality | Bourg-en-Bresse | |
| Mayor | Jean-François Debat (2014–2020) | |
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| Elevation | 220–273 m (722–896 ft) (avg. 240 m (790 ft)*) | |
| Land area1 | 23.86 km2 (9.21 sq mi) | |
| Population2 | 40,967 (2014) | |
| - Density | 1,717/km2 (4,450/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01053/ 01000 | |
| 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. | ||
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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).[1] Its average altitude is 247 m (810 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 230 m (750 ft).[2]
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.
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').[3]
Bourg-en-Bresse has a population, in 2014, of 40,967[4] and its population density is of 1,717.0 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 102.4 km2 (39.5 sq mi).[5] 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).[6]
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- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Namur, Belgium, since 1996
Aylesbury, United Kingdom, since 2000
El Kef, Tunisia, since 2000- San Severo, Italy, since 2004
Brzeg, Poland, since 2006
Gallery
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Bourg-en-Bresse Media
The Hôtel de Ville
Hôtel-Dieu de Bourg-en-Bresse
Théâtre de Bourg-en-Bresse
Stalls in the Church of Brou, albumen print, c. 1865–1886
Interior of the Church of Brou
Jérôme Lalande, c. 1769
Twin town and partner cities
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Related pages
References
- ↑ Commune de Bourg-en-Bresse (01053) (in French). Comparateur de territoireInstitut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ City of Bourg-en-BresseMap-France.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Habitants du départment Ain (in French)habitants.fr. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes (in French). Populations légales 2014Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ Unité urbaine de Bourg-en-Bresse (01501) (in French). Comparateur de territoireInstitut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ Aire urbaine de Bourg-en-Bresse (071) (in French). Comparateur de territoireInstitut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
Other websites
- City council website (in French)