Bourg-en-Bresse forms, with other 4 "communes", the urban area of Bourg-en-Bresse with a population of 59,816 inhabitants (2014) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Bourg-en-Bresse, formed by 69 "communes", with a population of 125,863 inhabitants (2014) and an area of .