Ain is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it neighbours the cantons of Geneva and Vaud. In 2019, it had a population of 652,432.
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. Its population is 331,400 (2016), and its area is 2,873.7 km2 (1,109.5 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier is an arrondissement of France in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 249 communes. Its population is 104,522 (2016), and its area is 2,271.9 km2 (877.2 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Nantua is an arrondissement of France in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 62 communes. Its population is 93,404 (2016), and its area is 899.6 km2 (347.3 sq mi).
Bourg-en-Bresse Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Bourg-en-Bresse, France.
The canton of Bourg-en-Bresse-Est is a former administrative division in eastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It comprised part of the commune of Bourg-en-Bresse. It had 12,276 inhabitants (2012).
The canton of Bourg-en-Bresse-Nord-Centre is a former administrative division in eastern France. It comprised part of the commune of Bourg-en-Bresse. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 12,593 inhabitants (2012).
The canton of Bourg-en-Bresse-Sud is a former administrative division in eastern France. It comprised part of the commune of Bourg-en-Bresse. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 15,302 inhabitants (2012).
The canton of Montrevel-en-Bresse is a former administrative division in eastern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 14 communes, which joined the new canton of Attignat in 2015. It had 17,145 inhabitants (2012).
The Canton of Le Grand-Bourg is a canton situated in the Creuse département and in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France.
The Canton of Thizy-les-Bourgs is a French administrative division, located in the Rhône department.
The canton of Attignat is an administrative division of the Ain department, in eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Attignat. The population of the canton was 25,242, as of January 2021.
The canton of Bourg-en-Bresse-2 is an administrative division of the Ain department, in eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Bourg-en-Bresse.
The canton of Cuiseaux is an administrative division of the Saône-et-Loire department, eastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Cuiseaux.
The canton of Louhans is an administrative division of the Saône-et-Loire department, eastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Louhans.
The canton of Ouroux-sur-Saône is an administrative division of the Saône-et-Loire department, eastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Ouroux-sur-Saône.
The canton of Pierre-de-Bresse is an administrative division of the Saône-et-Loire department, eastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Pierre-de-Bresse.
Paul Morin was a French politician and resistance fighter.
Communauté d'agglomération du Bassin de Bourg-en-Bresse is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Bourg-en-Bresse. It is located in the Ain department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France. It was created in January 2017 by the merger of the former Communauté d'agglomération de Bourg-en-Bresse with 6 former communautés de communes. Its seat is in Bourg-en-Bresse. Its area is 1236.8 km2. Its population was 132,380 in 2017, of which 41,527 in Bourg-en-Bresse proper.
The Departmental Council of Ain is the deliberative assembly of the Ain department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It consists of 46 members from 23 cantons and its headquarters are in Bourg-en-Bresse, capital of the department.
