Bourg
Encyclopedia
Bourg is the French
rendering of the Germanic
root *burgs (cf Danish
, Swedish
, Dutch
and Icelandic
borg; English
burg, burgh
, and borough
; German
Burg), related to the Germanic root *bergan "to protect, shelter"; and may refer to:
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
rendering of the Germanic
Germanic languages
The Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...
root *burgs (cf Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
, Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
and Icelandic
Icelandic language
Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...
borg; English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
burg, burgh
Burgh
A burgh was an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland and Northern England, usually a town. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Burgh status was broadly analogous to borough status, found in the rest of the United...
, and borough
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....
; German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
Burg), related to the Germanic root *bergan "to protect, shelter"; and may refer to:
In France
- Bourg, Aisne, a defunct commune in France, now part of Bourg-et-CominBourg-et-CominBourg-et-Comin is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
- Bourg, Bas-Rhin, a defunct commune in Bas-Rhin, now part of Bourg-BrucheBourg-BrucheBourg-Bruche is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
- Bourg, GirondeBourg, GirondeBourg, also less formally known as Bourg-sur-Gironde, is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-See also:*French wine*Bordeaux wine*Bordeaux wine regions*Communes of the Gironde department...
, Gironde - Bourg, Haute-MarneBourg, Haute-MarneBourg is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France....
, Haute-Marne - Bourg, Maine-et-Loire, a defunct commune of Maine-et-Loire, now part of Soulaire-et-BourgSoulaire-et-BourgSoulaire-et-Bourg is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....
- Bourg-AchardBourg-AchardBourg-Achard is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:It is situated in the Roumois region of Normandy and sits at the intersection of the Rouen-Caen and Yvetot-Alençon highways, from Paris....
, in Eure (département) - Bourg-ArchambaultBourg-ArchambaultBourg-Archambault is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.Bourg-Archambault has a privately-owned chateau of special architectural interest: consisting of a four turreted 'keep' style building which was renovated during 2003: surrounded by a moat and...
, Vienne (département) - Bourg-ArgentalBourg-ArgentalBourg-Argental is a commune in the Loire department in central France....
, Loire (département) - Bourg-BeaudouinBourg-BeaudouinBourg-Beaudouin is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-External Links:*...
, Eure (département) - Bourg-BlancBourg-BlancBourg-Blanc is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Bourg-Blanc are called in French Blanc-Bourgeois.-References:** ;-External links:* * *...
, Finistère - Bourg-BrucheBourg-BrucheBourg-Bruche is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
, Bas-Rhin - Bourg-CharenteBourg-CharenteBourg-Charente is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Charente - Bourg-de-BigorreBourg-de-BigorreBourg-de-Bigorre is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...
, Hautes-Pyrénées - Bourg-de-PéageBourg-de-PéageBourg-de-Péage is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-International relations:Bourg-de-Péage is twinned with: Schwaz, Austria Mindelheim, Germany Verbania, Italy Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain East Grinstead, United Kingdom-References:*...
, Drôme - Bourg-des-ComptesBourg-des-ComptesBourg-des-Comptes is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France.-Geography:The river Semnon forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Vilaine, which forms all of its western border.-Demographics:...
, Ille-et-Vilaine - Bourg-de-SirodBourg-de-SirodBourg-de-Sirod is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
, Jura (département) - Bourg-des-MaisonsBourg-des-MaisonsBourg-des-Maisons is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Dordogne (département) - Bourg-de-ThizyBourg-de-ThizyBourg-de-Thizy is a commune of the Rhône department in eastern France.-Twin towns:Bourg-de-Thizy is twinned with the small East Yorkshire town of Hessle in the United Kingdom.-References:*...
, Rhône (département) - Bourg-de-VisaBourg-de-VisaBourg-de-Visa is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.-References:*...
, Tarn-et-Garonne - Bourg-d'OueilBourg-d'OueilBourg-d'Oueil is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Haute-Garonne - Bourg-du-BostBourg-du-BostBourg-du-Bost is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:* *...
, Dordogne (département) - Bourg-en-BresseBourg-en-BresseBourg-en-Bresse is a commune in eastern France, capital of the Ain department, and was capital of the former province of Bresse . It is located north-northeast of Lyon.The inhabitants of Bourg-en-Bresse are known as Burgiens.-Geography:...
, Ain - Bourg-et-CominBourg-et-CominBourg-et-Comin is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
, Aisne (département) - Bourg-FidèleBourg-FidèleBourg-Fidèle is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Ardennes (département) - Bourg-la-ReineBourg-la-ReineBourg-la-Reine is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The inhabitants are called Réginaburgiens. The town is twinned with Kenilworth, UK.-History:...
, Hauts-de-Seine - Bourg-LasticBourg-LasticBourg-Lastic is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
, Puy-de-Dôme - Bourg-le-ComteBourg-le-ComteBourg-le-Comte is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...
, Saône-et-Loire - Bourg-le-RoiBourg-le-RoiBourg-le-Roi is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.-References:*...
, Sarthe - Bourg-lès-ValenceBourg-lès-ValenceBourg-lès-Valence is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Drôme - Bourg-l'ÉvêqueBourg-l'ÉvêqueBourg-l'Évêque is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....
, Maine-et-Loire - Bourg-MadameBourg-MadameBourg-Madame is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.It lies right on the border with Spain. It abuts directly onto the Spanish town of Puigcerdà, and is near the Spanish exclave of Llívia....
, Pyrénées-Orientales - Bourg-Saint-AndéolBourg-Saint-AndéolBourg-Saint-Andéol is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Rhône Valley in southern France.-Geography:It lies directly along the Rhône River at the southeast end of the department south of the smaller see of Viviers, from Pierrelatte eastwards across the river in the département Drôme and ...
, Ardèche - Bourg-Saint-BernardBourg-Saint-BernardBourg-Saint-Bernard is a commune of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Haute-Garonne - Bourg-Saint-ChristopheBourg-Saint-ChristopheBourg-Saint-Christophe is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.It is located between the towns of Meximieux, Pérouges, and Béligneux.-Population:-External links:*...
, Ain - Bourg-Sainte-MarieBourg-Sainte-MarieBourg-Sainte-Marie is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France....
, Haute-Marne - Bourg-Saint-MauriceBourg-Saint-MauriceBourg-Saint-Maurice, popularly known as Bourg, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is the last large town along the Tarentaise valley in the heart of the French Alps.-History:...
, Savoie (département) - Bourg-sous-ChâteletBourg-sous-ChâteletBourg-sous-Châtelet is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France.-References:*...
, Territoire de Belfort
- Le BourgLe BourgLe Bourg is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....
, Lot (département) - Le Bourg-d'HemLe Bourg-d'HemLe Bourg-d’Hem is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming and forestry area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some north of Guéret at the junction of the D15, D33, D56 and the D48 roads...
, Creuse (département) - Le Bourg-d'IréLe Bourg-d'IréLe Bourg-d'Iré is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.-Geography:The river Verzée forms part of the commune's northwestern border, then flows east-southeastward through the commune and crosses the village....
, Maine-et-Loire - Le Bourg-d'OisansLe Bourg-d'OisansLe Bourg-d'Oisans is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.It is located in the Oisans region of the French Alps. Le Bourg-d'Oisans is located in the valley of the Romanche river, on the road from Grenoble to Briançon, and on the south side of the Col de la Croix de Fer...
, Isère (département) - Le Bourg-DunLe Bourg-DunLe Bourg-Dun is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village, situated by the banks of the Dun river in the Pays de Caux, some southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D237, the D101 and the D925...
, Seine-Maritime - Le Bourg-Saint-LéonardLe Bourg-Saint-LéonardLe Bourg-Saint-Léonard is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.-References:*...
, Orne
- Boussac-BourgBoussac-BourgBoussac-Bourg is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated in the valley of the small river Béroux, some northwest of Guéret, at the junction of the D916 and the D997...
, Creuse (département) - Cherbourg-OctevilleCherbourg-Octeville-Main sights:* La Glacerie has a race track.* The Cité de la Mer is a large museum devoted to scientific and historical aspects of maritime subjects.* Cherbourg Basilica* Jardin botanique de la Roche Fauconnière, a private botanical garden.* Le Trident theatre...
- Chaumont-le-BourgChaumont-le-BourgChaumont-le-Bourg is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
, Puy-de-Dôme - Fontaine-le-BourgFontaine-le-BourgFontaine-le-Bourg is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A village of farming and a little light industry, situated by the banks of the Cailly River in the Pays de Caux, some north of Rouen, at the junction of the D53, D44 and the...
, Seine-Maritime - Grand-BourgGrand-BourgGrand-Bourg is a commune on the island of Marie-Galante, in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles Caribbean. It is located in the southwest of Marie-Galante, and is the most populous of the three communes on the island....
, Guadeloupe - Le Grand-BourgLe Grand-BourgLe Grand-Bourg is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some west of Guéret at the junction of the D4, D52 and the D912 road, the pilgrimage route known as St...
, Creuse (département) - Granges-le-BourgGranges-le-BourgGranges-le-Bourg is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-Population:* INSEE.-References:*...
, Haute-Saône - Hornoy-le-BourgHornoy-le-BourgHornoy-le-Bourg is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated at the junction of the D18 and D211 roads, some southwest of Amiens.It is the second largest commune of the Somme ....
, Somme (département) - Lurcy-le-BourgLurcy-le-BourgLurcy-le-Bourg is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-References:*...
, Nièvre - Magnac-BourgMagnac-BourgMagnac-Bourg is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.-References:*...
, Haute-Vienne - Noroy-le-BourgNoroy-le-BourgNoroy-le-Bourg is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
, Haute-Saône - Petit-BourgPetit-BourgPetit-Bourg is the seventh-largest commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is located on the east side of the island of Basse-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest metropolitan area in Guadeloupe....
, Guadeloupe - Saint-Cyr-en-BourgSaint-Cyr-en-BourgSaint-Cyr-en-Bourg is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.-References:*...
, Maine-et-Loire - Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-DenisSaint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of St.Léger, dating from the sixteenth century.* The debris of a tenth century castle.-External links:* *...
, Seine-Maritime - Saint-Bonnet-le-BourgSaint-Bonnet-le-BourgSaint-Bonnet-le-Bourg is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
, Puy-de-Dôme - Saint-Denis-lès-BourgSaint-Denis-lès-BourgSaint-Denis-lès-Bourg is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Ain - Saint-Seurin-de-BourgSaint-Seurin-de-BourgSaint-Seurin-de-Bourg is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Gironde - Soulaire-et-BourgSoulaire-et-BourgSoulaire-et-Bourg is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....
, Maine-et-Loire - Vieux-BourgVieux-Bourg-References:*...
, Calvados - Le Vieux-BourgLe Vieux-BourgLe Vieux-Bourg is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-Population:Inhabitants of Le Vieux-Bourg are called vieux-bourgeois.-External links:*...
, Côtes-d'Armor