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
Location within the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentAin
No. of communes199
PrefectureBourg-en-Bresse
Area
2,873.7 km2 (1,109.5 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
337,769
INSEE code012

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		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
01053Bourg-en-Bresse40,967Bourg-en-Bresse-1 and Bourg-en-Bresse-2CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
01249Miribel9,425MiribelMiribel et du Plateau
01262Montluel7,036MeximieuxLa Côtière à Montluel
01427Trévoux6,702TrévouxDombes Saône Vallée
01451Viriat6,250Bourg-en-Bresse-1CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
01194Jassans-Riottier6,222TrévouxCA Villefranche Beaujolais Saône
01289Péronnas6,196Bourg-en-Bresse-2CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
01344Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg5,505Bourg-en-Bresse-2CA du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
01093Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne4,956Châtillon-sur-ChalaronneLa Dombes
01043Beynost4,541MiribelMiribel et du Plateau

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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