Bourg-en-Bresse

Bourg-en-Bresse is a locality in , , and has about 45,300 residents. Bourg-en-Bresse is situated near the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hôtel de Ville, Bourg-en-Bresse and Former prefecture hotel of Ain.

Town hall
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The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building…

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Church
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is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Péronnas and Viriat.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in eastern . is situated 3½ km southwest of Bourg-en-Bresse.

Village
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is a commune in the department of eastern . is situated 5 km north of Bourg-en-Bresse.

Village
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is a commune in the eastern French department of . is situated 7 km west of Bourg-en-Bresse.

Bourg-en-Bresse

Latitude
46.20574° or 46° 12′ 21″ north
Longitude
5.2258° or 5° 13′ 33″ east
Population
45,300
Elevation
231 metres (758 feet)
Name during the French Revolution
“Bourg-Regénéré”
Name during the French Revolution
“Epi-d’Ain”
Name during the French Revolution
“Epi-d’Or”
IATA airport code
XBK
UN/LOCODE
FR BEB
Open location code
8FR7664G+78
Geo­Names ID
3031009
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Bourg-en-Bresse” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بورغ أون بريس”
  • Armenian: “Բուրկ ան Բրես”
  • Arpitan: “Bôrg”
  • Catalan: “Bôrg”
  • Chinese: “布雷斯地区布尔格”
  • Dutch: “Bourg-en-Bresse”
  • French: “Bourg-en-Bresse”
  • French: “Bourg” (historical)
  • German: “Bourg-en-Bresse”
  • Hungarian: “Bourg-en-Bresse”
  • Italian: “Bourg-en-Bresse”
  • Japanese: “ブール＝ガン＝ブレス”
  • Korean: “부르캉브레스”
  • Latin: “Burgus Bressiae”
  • Latvian: “Burganbresa”
  • Mazanderani: “بوران برس”
  • Norwegian: “Bourg-en-Bresse”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Borg de Bressa”
  • Persian: “بورگ-آن-برس”
  • Polish: “Bourg-en-Bresse”
  • Romanian: “Bourg-en-Bresse”
  • Russian: “Бурк-ан-Брес”
  • Serbian: “Bourg-en-Bresse”
  • Serbian: “Бург ан Брес”
  • Slovenian: “Bourg-en-Bresse”
  • Spanish: “Bourg-en-Bresse”
  • Swedish: “Bourg-en-Bresse”
  • Ukrainian: “Бург-ан-Бресс”
  • Vietnamese: “Bourg-en-Bresse”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Royal Monastery of Brou and Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Place de la Grenette and Statue de Xavier Bichat.

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