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.
Bourg-en-Bresse | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
 Prefecture building of the Ain department | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Bourg-en-Bresse  | |
  Bourg-en-Bresse  Bourg-en-Bresse | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′20″N 5°13′44″E / 46.2056°N 5.2289°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ain |
| Arrondissement | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Canton | Bourg-en-Bresse-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-François Debat |
| Area 1 | 23.86 km2 (9.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 40,967 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 01053 /01000 |
| Elevation | 220–273 m (722–896 ft) (avg. 240 m or 790 ft) |
| 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. | |
Geography
changeBourg-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
changeThe climate of Bourg-en-Bresse, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.[3]
Population
changeThe inhabitants of Bourg-en-Bresse are known, in French, as Burgiens (women: Burgiennes').[4]
Bourg-en-Bresse has a population, in 2014, of 40,967[5] 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).[6] 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).[7]
Administration
changeBourg-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
changeBourg-en-Bresse is twinned with:
Bad Kreuznach, Germany, since 1963
Additionally, it has established partnerships withː
Gallery
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Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Commune de Bourg-en-Bresse (01053)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ "City of Bourg-en-Bresse". Map-France.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
mairiewas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "Habitants du départment Ain" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ "Unité urbaine de Bourg-en-Bresse (01501)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ↑ "Aire urbaine de Bourg-en-Bresse (071)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
Other websites
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- City council website (in French)