Bourg-en-Bresse
Bôrg (Arpitan) | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
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 | CA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Debat (PS)[1] |
Area 1 | 23.99 km2 (9.26 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 41,525 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
Demonym | Burgiens |
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) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bourg-en-Bresse (French pronunciation: [buʁk‿ɑ̃ bʁɛs] ; Arpitan: Bôrg) is the prefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France.[3] Located 70 km (43 mi) northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ancient province of Bresse (Arpitan: Brêsse). In 2018, the commune had a population of 41,248.