Bourg-en-Bresse
commune in Ain, France
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Bourg-en-Bresse is a commune of France[1]. Bourg-en-Bresse ranks in the top 0.39% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,398 views/month, #120 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse[3], Ain[4], communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Reyssouze[7], Dévorah[8]
- Head of government: Jean-François Debat[9]
- Official language: French[10]
- Shares border with: Jasseron[11], Montagnat[12], Péronnas[13], Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg[14], Saint-Just[15], Viriat[16]
- Named after: Bresse[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Namur[18], Bad Kreuznach[19], Parma[20], San Severo[21], Aylesbury[22], El Kef[23], Brzeg[24], Yinchuan[25], Meknes[26]
- Postal code: 01000[27]
- Commons category: Bourg-en-Bresse[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[29], UTC+02:00[30]
- Archives at: Bourg-en-Bresse (France). Archives municipales[31]
- Inception: January 1, 1201[32]
- Significant event: Capture of Bourg-en-Bresse[33]
- Official website: http://www.bourgenbresse.fr[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bourg-en-Bresse[35]
- Commons gallery: Bourg-en-Bresse[36]
- Email address: mailto:mairie@bourgenbresse.fr[37]
- Population: 40,490[38], 40,819[39], 43,454[40], 41,527[41], 41,248[42], 37,887[43], 42,181[44], 41,098[45], 40,972[46], 40,666[47], 40,156[48], 39,882[49], 41,365[50], 41,111[51]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Bourg-en-Bresse[52]
- Phone number: +33-4-74-45-71-99[53]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[54], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[55], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bourg-en-Bresse include Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg[57], a commune of France[58], in France[59] and Bourg – Ceyzériat Airport[60], an aerodrome[61], in France[62].
Why It Matters
Bourg-en-Bresse has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Bourg-en-Bresse is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Bourg-en-Bresse include Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg[57], a commune of France[58], in France[59] and Bourg – Ceyzériat Airport[60], an aerodrome[61], in France[62].