Bourg En Bresse (Ain)

Bourg En Bresse (Ain) mini guide

Bourg En Bresse is situated at the western base of the Jura mountains approximately 50km north east of Lyon. The main activity here is agriculture.

It has some nicely restored half-timbered houses and is best known for its poulet de Bresse (free range chickens raised in the flat agricultural region of Bresse) well as the blue cheese, Bresse Blue.

It is also famous for its abbey church in the subburb of Brou. The Église de Brou has become one of the most visited sites in France and is known for its flamboyant gothic style, its finely carved marble tombs and the beautifully carved choir stalls.

The church (1505-1536) was commissioned by Margaret of Austria (1530), daughter of the Emperor Maximilian and wife of Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, after her husband's death (1504). The couple's finely sculpted tombs can be seen in the choir, along with the tomb of Margaret of Bourbon, Philibert's mother, who died in 1483.

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Guide point	Details
Department:	The Rhone Alps (SE France) > Rhone Alps > Ain >
Location:	To the east of central France north-east of Lyon
Public Transport:	By Road A42 Lyon A40 Macon from Calais - 716km from Paris - 427km from Toulouse - 617km By Railway TGV from: Paris (2hr) Geneva (1hr30) Lyon (1hr) By Air Bourg en Bresse Airport (XBK) - Bourg en Bresse
Tourist information website:	www.bourg-en-bresse.org
Tourist information contact email:	bourgenbresse.officedetourisme@wanadoo.fr
Tourist information switch board number:	+33 (0)4 74 22 49 40
Tourist information address:	Centre Albert Camus, 6 avenue Alsace Lorraine, 01000 Bourg-en-Bresse
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