Arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse

The arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse is an arrondissement of France in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Bourg-en-Bresse.

Bourg-en-Bresse
Arrondissement
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
No. of communes	199
Prefecture	Bourg-en-Bresse
Area	2,873.7 km2 (1,109.5 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	337,769
INSEE code	012

History

When the Ain department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse was part of that original department.^[2]

Geography

It is found in the western half of the department with an area of 3,104.8 km² (1,198.8 sq mi), the largest arrondissement of the department.^[3] It is the arrondissement with more people living in it, with 354,177 inhabitants and a density of 114.1 inhabitants/km².^[4]

The arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse is bordered to the northwest by the Saône-et-Loire department, to the northeast by the Jura department, to the west by the arrondissements of Nantua and Belley, and to the southwest by the Rhône department.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,^[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse, there are 12 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement:

1. Attignat (19 communes)
2. Bourg-en-Bresse-1 (1 commune and part of Bourg-en-Bresse)
3. Bourg-en-Bresse-2 (3 communes and part of Bourg-en-Bresse)
4. Ceyzériat (22 communes)
5. Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (26 communes)
6. Meximieux (15 communes)
7. Miribel (8 communes)
8. Replonges (32 communes)
9. Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (28 communes)
10. Trévoux (12 communes)
11. Villars-les-Dombes (25 communes)
12. Vonnas (19 communes)

The canton of Lagnieu has 22 communes in the arrondissement of Belley and 4 in the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse; and the canton of Pont-d'Ain has 4 communes in Bourg-en-Bresse and 20 in the arrondissement of Nantua.

Communes

The arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse has 201 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː^[6]

1. L'Abergement-Clémenciat (01001)
2. Ambérieux-en-Dombes (01005)
3. Arbigny (01016)
4. Ars-sur-Formans (01021)
5. Asnières-sur-Saône (01023)
6. Attignat (01024)
7. Bâgé-la-Ville (01025)
8. Bâgé-le-Châtel (01026)
9. Balan (01027)
10. Baneins (01028)
11. Beaupont (01029)
12. Beauregard (01030)
13. Béligneux (01032)
14. Bény (01038)
15. Béréziat (01040)
16. Bey (01042)
17. Beynost (01043)
18. Birieux (01045)
19. Biziat (01046)
20. Bohas-Meyriat-Rignat (01245)
21. La Boisse (01049)
22. Boissey (01050)
23. Bouligneux (01052)
24. Bourg-en-Bresse (01053)
25. Boz (01057)
26. Bressolles (01062)
27. Buellas (01065)
28. Certines (01069)
29. Ceyzériat (01072)
30. Chalamont (01074)
31. Chaleins (01075)
32. Chaneins (01083)
33. Chanoz-Châtenay (01084)
34. La Chapelle-du-Châtelard (01085)
35. Châtenay (01090)
36. Châtillon-la-Palud (01092)
37. Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (01093)
38. Chavannes-sur-Reyssouze (01094)
39. Chaveyriat (01096)
40. Chevroux (01102)
41. Civrieux (01105)
42. Cize (01106)
43. Coligny (01108)
44. Condeissiat (01113)
45. Confrançon (01115)
46. Cormoranche-sur-Saône (01123)
47. Cormoz (01124)
48. Corveissiat (01125)
49. Courmangoux (01127)
50. Courtes (01128)
51. Crans (01129)
52. Cras-sur-Reyssouze (01130)
53. Crottet (01134)
54. Cruzilles-lès-Mépillat (01136)
55. Curciat-Dongalon (01139)
56. Curtafond (01140)
57. Dagneux (01142)
58. Dommartin (01144)
59. Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne (01146)
60. Dompierre-sur-Veyle (01145)
61. Domsure (01147)
62. Drom (01150)
63. Druillat (01151)
64. Étrez (01154)
65. Fareins (01157)
66. Feillens (01159)
67. Foissiat (01163)
68. Francheleins (01165)
69. Frans (01166)
70. Garnerans (01167)
71. Genouilleux (01169)
72. Gorrevod (01175)
73. Grand-Corent (01177)
74. Grièges (01179)
75. Guéreins (01183)
76. Hautecourt-Romanèche (01184)
77. Illiat (01188)
78. Jassans-Riottier (01194)
79. Jasseron (01195)
80. Jayat (01196)
81. Journans (01197)
82. Laiz (01203)
83. Lapeyrouse (01207)
84. Lent (01211)
85. Lescheroux (01212)
86. Lurcy (01225)
87. Malafretaz (01229)
88. Mantenay-Montlin (01230)
89. Manziat (01231)
90. Marboz (01232)
91. Marlieux (01235)
92. Marsonnas (01236)
93. Massieux (01238)
94. Meillonnas (01241)
95. Messimy-sur-Saône (01243)
96. Mézériat (01246)
97. Mionnay (01248)
98. Miribel (01249)
99. Misérieux (01250)
100. Mogneneins (01252)
101. Montagnat (01254)
102. Montceaux (01258)
103. Montcet (01259)
104. Monthieux (01261)
105. Montluel (01262)
106. Montmerle-sur-Saône (01263)
107. Montracol (01264)
108. Montrevel-en-Bresse (01266)
109. Neuville-les-Dames (01272)
110. Neyron (01275)
111. Niévroz (01276)
112. Nivigne et Suran (01095)
113. Ozan (01284)
114. Parcieux (01285)
115. Péronnas (01289)
116. Perrex (01291)
117. Peyzieux-sur-Saône (01295)
118. Pirajoux (01296)
119. Pizay (01297)
120. Le Plantay (01299)
121. Polliat (01301)
122. Pont-de-Vaux (01305)
123. Pont-de-Veyle (01306)
124. Pouillat (01309)
125. Ramasse (01317)
126. Rancé (01318)
127. Relevant (01319)
128. Replonges (01320)
129. Revonnas (01321)
130. Reyrieux (01322)
131. Reyssouze (01323)
132. Romans (01328)
133. Saint-André-de-Bâgé (01332)
134. Saint-André-de-Corcy (01333)
135. Saint-André-d'Huiriat (01334)
136. Saint-André-le-Bouchoux (01335)
137. Saint-André-sur-Vieux-Jonc (01336)
138. Saint-Bénigne (01337)
139. Saint-Bernard (01339)
140. Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon (01343)
141. Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg (01344)
142. Saint-Didier-d'Aussiat (01346)
143. Saint-Didier-de-Formans (01347)
144. Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne (01348)
145. Sainte-Croix (01342)
146. Sainte-Euphémie (01353)
147. Sainte-Olive (01382)
148. Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (01350)
149. Saint-Étienne-sur-Chalaronne (01351)
150. Saint-Étienne-sur-Reyssouze (01352)
151. Saint-Genis-sur-Menthon (01355)
152. Saint-Georges-sur-Renon (01356)
153. Saint-Germain-sur-Renon (01359)
154. Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux (01362)
155. Saint-Jean-sur-Reyssouze (01364)
156. Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle (01365)
157. Saint-Julien-sur-Reyssouze (01367)
158. Saint-Julien-sur-Veyle (01368)
159. Saint-Just (01369)
160. Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône (01370)
161. Saint-Marcel (01371)
162. Saint-Martin-du-Mont (01374)
163. Saint-Martin-le-Châtel (01375)
164. Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost (01376)
165. Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux (01380)
166. Saint-Nizier-le-Désert (01381)
167. Saint-Paul-de-Varax (01383)
168. Saint-Rémy (01385)
169. Saint-Sulpice (01387)
170. Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes (01388)
171. Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans (01389)
172. Salavre (01391)
173. Sandrans (01393)
174. Savigneux (01398)
175. Sermoyer (01402)
176. Servas (01405)
177. Servignat (01406)
178. Simandre-sur-Suran (01408)
179. Sulignat (01412)
180. Thil (01418)
181. Thoissey (01420)
182. Tossiat (01422)
183. Toussieux (01423)
184. Tramoyes (01424)
185. La Tranclière (01425)
186. Trévoux (01427)
187. Valeins (01428)
188. Val-Revermont (01426)
189. Vandeins (01429)
190. Verjon (01432)
191. Vernoux (01433)
192. Versailleux (01434)
193. Vescours (01437)
194. Vésines (01439)
195. Villars-les-Dombes (01443)
196. Villemotier (01445)
197. Villeneuve (01446)
198. Villereversure (01447)
199. Villette-sur-Ain (01449)
200. Viriat (01451)
201. Vonnas (01457)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE code	Commune	Population[4] (2014)	Canton	Intercommunality
01053	Bourg-en-Bresse	40,967	Bourg-en-Bresse-1 and Bourg-en-Bresse-2	CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
01249	Miribel	9,425	Miribel	Miribel et du Plateau
01262	Montluel	7,036	Meximieux	La Côtière à Montluel
01427	Trévoux	6,702	Trévoux	Dombes Saône Vallée
01451	Viriat	6,250	Bourg-en-Bresse-1	CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
01194	Jassans-Riottier	6,222	Trévoux	CA Villefranche Beaujolais Saône
01289	Péronnas	6,196	Bourg-en-Bresse-2	CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
01344	Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg	5,505	Bourg-en-Bresse-2	CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
01093	Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne	4,956	Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne	La Dombes
01043	Beynost	4,541	Miribel	Miribel et du Plateau

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Ain department
• List of arrondissements of France

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
2. "Historique de l'Ain". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2016.
3. "Arrondissement de Bourg-en-Bresse (012) - Résumé statistique". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
5. "Décret n° 2014-147 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Ain" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
6. "Arrondissement de Bourg-en-Bresse (012)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

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