Map of Bourg-en-Bresse, France

Bourg-en-Bresse is a city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, with a population of about 45,340. It lies at 46.2057°N, 5.2258°E. Bourg-en-Bresse is about 365 km (227 mi) southeast of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mâcon, 33 km to the west.

Bourg-en-Bresse at a glance

Where is Bourg-en-Bresse?

• The 10th largest city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 37 min on the shortest day to 15 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bourg-en-Bresse

• Mâcon — 33 km west
• Vaulx-en-Velin — 52 km southwest
• Caluire-et-Cuire — 54 km southwest
• Villeurbanne — 56 km southwest
• Bron — 57 km southwest
• Lyon — 59 km southwest
• Saint-Priest — 61 km south
• Vénissieux — 62 km southwest
• Chalon-sur-Saône — 70 km northwest
• Geneva — 71 km east, Switzerland

Largest cities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Lyon — 520,774
• Saint-Étienne — 176,280
• Grenoble — 158,552
• Clermont-Ferrand — 147,865
• Villeurbanne — 131,445
• Valence — 63,864
• Chambéry — 61,640
• Vénissieux — 57,584
• Annecy — 49,232
• Montluçon — 44,960

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.