Bourg-en-Bresse

Bourg-en-Bresse
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Bourg-en-Bresse-1 ; Bourg-en-Bresse-2
Community association	Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse
Coordinates	46 ° 12 ' N , 5 ° 14' E Coordinates: 46 ° 12 ' N , 5 ° 14' E
height	220-273 m
surface	23.86 km 2
Residents	41,527 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,740 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	01000
INSEE code	01053
Website	www.bourg-en-bresse.org
	; Street in Bourg-en-Bresse

Bourg-en-Bresse ([ ˌbuʀ k ɑ̃ˈbʀɛs ]) is a municipality with 41,527 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in eastern France . It is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and is the capital of the Ain department and the seat of the Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse municipal association . The inhabitants are called Burgiens , those of the Bresse Bressan countryside .

geography

Bourg-en-Bresse is located on the western edge of the French Jura , on the left bank of the Reyssouze , a tributary of the Saône . Lyon is about 70 kilometers southwest and Lons-le-Saunier 50 kilometers north, Mâcon 30 kilometers west and Geneva 120 kilometers east of the city.

coat of arms

Blazon : Split in green and black, above the split lies a silver trefoil cross .

history

Apart from numerous Roman excavations, little is known of the city's early history. Bourg-en-Bresse received town charter in 1250; At the beginning of the 15th century, the city was made the capital of the province of Bresse by the Dukes of Savoy . In 1535, Bourg-en-Bresse fell to France, but was retaken by Duke Emanuel Philibert . He had the city fortified and so it withstood a six-month siege by the troops of Henry IV. From this time there are still many, even smaller, bourgeois houses such as the house Rue de la République 30 . In 1601, Bourg-en-Bresse was finally ceded to France.

During the Second World War , after the capitulation of the French armed forces , Bourg initially belonged to the zone libre , which was under the administration of the Vichy regime . In November 1942 the city was occupied by German troops for almost two years as part of the Anton company ; on September 4, 1944, Bourg-en-Bresse was liberated by the American army.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2016
Residents	32,596	37,887	42.181	41,098	40,972	40,666	40.506	41,365

Attractions

The Royal Monastery of Brou with a large abbey church was built between 1505 and 1536; it contains the tombs of Marguerite de Bourbon, Philibert and Margaret of Austria.
The Gothic co-cathedral Notre-Dame de Bourg (1505–1695) has a Renaissance facade from the 16th century. The portal dates from 1545. The tower was built between 1652 and 1695, cut during the French Revolution and reconstructed in 1914.
The Musée de Brou shows a collection of French, Flemish and Italian art from the 15th to the 20th centuries.
L'Hôtel-Dieu (17th century) with apothicairerie (historic pharmacy)
The castle of the Dukes of Bresse
Porte des Jacobins (15th century)
In the city center there are many buildings from the 15th and 16th centuries. a. the theater, the Grenette district, the Kiosque à musique des Quinconces and the old Jesuit college.