Bourg-en-Bresse information

Bourg-en-Bresse (buʁkɑ̃bʁɛs; Bôrg in Arpitan language) is a municipality in eastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Ain (En) département, and was capital of the former province of Bresse (Brêsse). It is located 36 km north-northeast of Lyon. The city's population in 1999 was 40,666. The population of the city and suburbs: 57,198 inhabitants and the urban area (French: aire urbaine) is 101,016. People from Bourg-en-Bresse are called Burgiennes or Burgiens. (...) more....

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