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
 (2021)[1]
342,454
 • Density119/km2 (310/sq mi)
INSEE code012

The arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse is an arrondissement of France in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 199 communes.[2] Its population is 331,400 (2016), and its area is 2,873.7 km2 (1,109.5 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

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

History

The arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse was created in 1800.[4] At the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Ain, it lost 12 communes to the arrondissement of Belley and four to the arrondissement of Nantua.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Bâgé-le-Châtel
  2. Bourg-en-Bresse-Est
  3. Bourg-en-Bresse-Nord-Centre
  4. Bourg-en-Bresse-Sud
  5. Ceyzériat
  6. Chalamont
  7. Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
  8. Coligny
  9. Meximieux
  10. Miribel
  11. Montluel
  12. Montrevel-en-Bresse
  13. Péronnas
  14. Pont-d'Ain
  15. Pont-de-Vaux
  16. Pont-de-Veyle
  17. Reyrieux
  18. Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes
  19. Saint-Trivier-sur-Moignans
  20. Thoissey
  21. Treffort-Cuisiat
  22. Trévoux
  23. Villars-les-Dombes
  24. Viriat

References

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Bourg-en-Bresse (012)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  4. ^ Historique de l'Ain
  5. ^ "Arrêté n° 16-542, p 746" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  6. ^ Populations légales 2012: 01 Ain, INSEE

46°12′36″N 5°14′15″E / 46.21000°N 5.23750°E / 46.21000; 5.23750

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