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Commune of Bourg-en-Bresse

Prefecture building of the Ain department
Location
Bourg-en-Bresse (France)
Bourg-en-Bresse
Administration
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Intercommunality Bourg-en-Bresse
Mayor Jean-François Debat
(2008-2014])
Statistics
Elevation 220 m–273 m
(avg. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Ain (ɛ̃ Arpitan: En) is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse is an arrondissement of France located in the Ain department, in the Rhône-Alpes region The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 240 m)
Land area¹ 23. 86 km²
Population²
(1999)		 40,666
 - Density 1,704/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 01053/ 01000
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2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E
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Bourg-en-Bresse (IPA: [buʁkɑ̃bʁɛs]; Bôrg in Arpitan language) is a commune in eastern France, capital of the Ain department, and was capital of the former province of Bresse (Brêsse). Franco-Provençal ( Francoprovençal) or Arpitan ( Vernacular: frp francoprovençâl arpitan patouès; francoprovenzale arpitano dialetto The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Ain (ɛ̃ Arpitan: En) is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division The Kingdom of France was organised into Provinces until March 4, 1790, when the establishment of the département Bresse ( Arpitan: Brêsse) is a former French province. It is located in the Rhône-Alpes ( Rôno-Arpes) région It is located 36 km north-northeast of Lyon. ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. The population of the city and suburbs is 57,198, and the population of the metropolitan area is 101,016. The inhabitants of Bourg-en-Bresse are known as Burgiens or Burgiennes.

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Geography

Bourg-en-Bresse is located at the western base of the Jura mountains, on the left bank of the Reyssouze, a tributary of the Saône. The Jura Mountains are a small Mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone rivers and forming part of Reyssouze is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France. The Saône (son ( Sona in Arpitan) is a River of eastern France. It's at 60 kilometres (37 mi) North-East of Lyon and at 50 kilometres (31 mi) of Lons-le-Saunier. ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. Lons-le-Saunier is a commune of France, préfecture (capital of the Jura département.

History

The coat of arms of Bourge-en-Bresse
The coat of arms of Bourge-en-Bresse

Roman remains have been discovered at Bourg, but little is known of its early history. Raised to the rank of a free town in 1250, it was at the beginning of the 15th century chosen by the dukes of Savoy as the chief city of the province of Bresse. The House of Savoy (Casa Savoia was formed in the early eleventh century in the historical Savoy region In 1535 it passed to France, but was restored to Duke Philibert Emmanuel, who later built a strong citadel, which afterwards withstood a six months siege by the soldiers of Henry IV. Emmanuel Philibert (in Italian Emanuele Filiberto; 8 July 1528 &ndash 30 August 1580) was Duke of Savoy Henry IV (Henri IV ( 13 December 1553 &ndash 14 May 1610) ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and as Henry III The town was finally ceded to France in 1601. In 1814 the inhabitants, in spite of the defenceless condition of their town, offered resistance to the Austrians, who put the place to pillage. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Sights

The chief of the older buildings is the church of Notre-Dame (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse) (16th century), of which the façade belongs to the Renaissance; other parts of the church are Gothic. Bourg-en-Bresse Cathedral ( Concathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Bourg-en-Bresse, France Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe in which there was a See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. In the interior there are stalls of the 16th century. The other public buildings, including a handsome préfecture, are modern. The hôtel de ville contains a library and the Lorin museum with a collection of pictures, while another museum has a collection of the old costumes and ornaments characteristic of Bresse. Among the statues in the town there is one of Edgar Quinet (1803-1875), a native of Bourg. Edgar Quinet ( February 17, 1803 &ndash March 27, 1875) was a French Historian and Intellectual.

The church of Brou, a suburb of Bourg-en-Bresse, is of great artistic interest. Marguerite of Bourbon, wife of Philip II of Savoy, had intended to found a monastery on the spot, but died before her intention could be carried into effect. Margaret of Bourbon (1438-1483 was the daughter of Charles I Duke of Bourbon (1401-1456 and Agnes of Burgundy (1407-1476 who was the daughter of John the Philip II ( February 5 1438 &ndash November 7 1497) surnamed the Landless was the Duke of Savoy for the brief reign from This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. The church was actually built early in the 16th century by her daughter-in-law Marguerite of Austria, wife of Philibert le Beau of Savoy, in memory of her husband. Philibert II ( 10 April 1480 &ndash 10 September 1504) surnamed the Handsome or the Good was the Duke of Savoy from 1497 The exterior, especially the façade, is richly ornamented, but the chief interest lies in the works of art in the interior, which date from 1532. A facade or façade (fəˈsɑːd is generally one side of the exterior of a Building, especially the front but also sometimes the sides and rear The most important are the three mausoleums with the marble effigies of Marguerite of Bourbon, Philibert le Beau, and Marguerite of Austria. All three are remarkable for perfection of sculpture and richness of ornamentation. The rood loft, the oak stalls, and the reredos in the chapel of the Virgin are masterpieces in a similar style. There are two common meanings of the word reredos. In general architecture the word can mean the back of an open hearth of a fireplace or a screen placed behind a table

Economy

Interior of the church of Brou
Interior of the church of Brou

The manufactures consist of iron goods, mineral waters, tallow, soap and earthenware, and there are flour mills and breweries; and there is considerable trade in grain, cattle and poultry - Poulet de Bresse. A factory (previously manufactory) or manufacturing plant is an industrial Building where workers manufacture goods A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of Beer, though beer can be made in the home and has been for much of beer's history The Bresse (French Poulet de Bresse) is a breed of Chicken originating from the Bresse area of the Rhone-Alpes region of France

Miscellaneous

Bourg is the seat of a prefect and of a court of assizes, and has a tribunal of first instance, a tribunal and a chamber of commerce, and a branch of the Bank of France. Prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: "make in front" i The Court of Assize, or Assizes, is a medieval term for Legal codes (such as Assizes of Jerusalem) that continues to be used in modern times Tribunal is a generic term for any body acting judicially whether or not it is called a tribunal in its title Its educational establishments include lycées, and training collèges.

Bourg-en-Bresse was the finish of Stage 6 and the departure of Stage 7 in the 2007 Tour de France. The 2007 Tour de France, the 94th running of the race, took place from July 7 to July 29 2007

Births

Bourg-en-Bresse was the birthplace of:

Twin towns

Bourg-en-Bresse is twinned with:

Additionally, it has established partnerships with:

See as well

External link and reference

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