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.
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 . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
The distances from Bourg-en-Bresse to other cities are:
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"').
Bourg-en-Bresse has a population, in 2014, of 40,967 and its population density is of 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 . 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 .
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 () of two cantons:
It is part of the intercommunality "Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse" ().
Twinned and partner towns.
Bourg-en-Bresse is twinned with:
Additionally, it has established partnerships withː