Bourg-en-Bresse
Bourg-en-Bresse
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Prefecture and commune | |
A view of the Church of Saint-Nicolas-de-Tolentin at the Royal Monastery of Brou | |
Location of 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 | CA Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Debat (PS) |
Area 1 | 23.99 km2 (9.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 42,065 |
| • Density | 1,800/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. | |
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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. 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.