Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie

The arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département. Its capital is the city of Oloron-Sainte-Marie.

Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
No. of communes155
SubprefectureOloron-Sainte-Marie
Area
2,828.2 km2 (1,092.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
72,504
INSEE code642

It is the largest and the southernmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 2,884.9 km2 (1,114 sq mi),[1] and a population of 74,614 inhabitants; its population density is of 25.9 inhabitants/km².[2]

History

When the arrondissements were created on 17 February 1800, Oloron-Sainte-Marie was one of them in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.[3]

Since 10 September 1926, some parts of the dissolved arrondissements Mauléon and Orthez were added to the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie.

Geography

The arrondissement is bordered to the north and east by the arrondissement Pau, to the southeast by the Hautes-Pyrénées department, to the south by Spain, and to the west by the arrondissement Bayonne.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[4] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

The cantons of the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie are:

  1. Le Cœur de Béarn (6409) (partly)
  2. Montagne Basque (6412) (partly)
  3. Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 (6414)
  4. Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 (6415)
  5. Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel (6416) (partly)

Communes

The arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie has 155 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[5]

  1. Abitain (64004)
  2. Accous (64006)
  3. Agnos (64007)
  4. Ainharp (64012)
  5. Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette (64015)
  6. Alos-Sibas-Abense (64017)
  7. Ance Féas (64225)
  8. Andrein (64022)
  9. Angous (64025)
  10. Aramits (64029)
  11. Araujuzon (64032)
  12. Araux (64033)
  13. Aren (64039)
  14. Arette (64040)
  15. Arrast-Larrebieu (64050)
  16. Arudy (64062)
  17. Asasp-Arros (64064)
  18. Aste-Béon (64069)
  19. Athos-Aspis (64071)
  20. Audaux (64075)
  21. Aussurucq (64081)
  22. Auterrive (64082)
  23. Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren (64083)
  24. Aydius (64085)
  25. Barcus (64093)
  26. Barraute-Camu (64096)
  27. Bastanès (64099)
  28. Bedous (64104)
  29. Béost (64110)
  30. Bérenx (64112)
  31. Berrogain-Laruns (64115)
  32. Bescat (64116)
  33. Bidos (64126)
  34. Bielle (64127)
  35. Bilhères (64128)
  36. Borce (64136)
  37. Bugnein (64149)
  38. Burgaronne (64151)
  39. Buziet (64156)
  40. Buzy (64157)
  41. Camou-Cihigue (64162)
  42. Carresse-Cassaber (64168)
  43. Castagnède (64170)
  44. Castet (64175)
  45. Castetbon (64176)
  46. Castetnau-Camblong (64178)
  47. Cette-Eygun (64185)
  48. Charre (64186)
  49. Charritte-de-Bas (64187)
  50. Chéraute (64188)
  51. Dognen (64201)
  52. Eaux-Bonnes (64204)
  53. Escos (64205)
  54. Escot (64206)
  55. Escou (64207)
  56. Escout (64209)
  57. Espès-Undurein (64214)
  58. Espiute (64215)
  59. Esquiule (64217)
  60. Estialescq (64219)
  61. Estos (64220)
  62. Etchebar (64222)
  63. Etsaut (64223)
  64. Eysus (64224)
  65. Garindein (64231)
  66. Gère-Bélesten (64240)
  67. Géronce (64241)
  68. Gestas (64242)
  69. Geüs-d'Oloron (64244)
  70. Goès (64245)
  71. Gotein-Libarrenx (64247)
  72. Guinarthe-Parenties (64251)
  73. Gurmençon (64252)
  74. Gurs (64253)
  75. Haux (64258)
  76. Herrère (64261)
  77. L'Hôpital-d'Orion (64263)
  78. L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise (64264)
  79. Idaux-Mendy (64268)
  80. Issor (64276)
  81. Izeste (64280)
  82. Jasses (64281)
  83. Laàs (64287)
  84. Labastide-Villefranche (64291)
  85. Lacarry-Arhan-Charritte-de-Haut (64298)
  86. Laguinge-Restoue (64303)
  87. Lahontan (64305)
  88. Lanne-en-Barétous (64310)
  89. Larrau (64316)
  90. Laruns (64320)
  91. Lasseube (64324)
  92. Lasseubetat (64325)
  93. Lay-Lamidou (64326)
  94. Ledeuix (64328)
  95. Lées-Athas (64330)
  96. Léren (64334)
  97. Lescun (64336)
  98. Lichans-Sunhar (64340)
  99. Lichos (64341)
  100. Licq-Athérey (64342)
  101. Lourdios-Ichère (64351)
  102. Louvie-Juzon (64353)
  103. Louvie-Soubiron (64354)
  104. Lurbe-Saint-Christau (64360)
  105. Lys (64363)
  106. Mauléon-Licharre (64371)
  107. Menditte (64378)
  108. Méritein (64381)
  109. Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu (64391)
  110. Montfort (64403)
  111. Montory (64404)
  112. Moumour (64409)
  113. Musculdy (64411)
  114. Nabas (64412)
  115. Narp (64414)
  116. Navarrenx (64416)
  117. Ogenne-Camptort (64420)
  118. Ogeu-les-Bains (64421)
  119. Oloron-Sainte-Marie (64422)
  120. Oraàs (64423)
  121. Ordiarp (64424)
  122. Orin (64426)
  123. Orion (64427)
  124. Orriule (64428)
  125. Ossas-Suhare (64432)
  126. Osse-en-Aspe (64433)
  127. Ossenx (64434)
  128. Poey-d'Oloron (64449)
  129. Préchacq-Josbaig (64458)
  130. Préchacq-Navarrenx (64459)
  131. Précilhon (64460)
  132. Rébénacq (64463)
  133. Rivehaute (64466)
  134. Roquiague (64468)
  135. Saint-Dos (64474)
  136. Sainte-Colome (64473)
  137. Sainte-Engrâce (64475)
  138. Saint-Gladie-Arrive-Munein (64480)
  139. Saint-Goin (64481)
  140. Saint-Pé-de-Léren (64494)
  141. Salies-de-Béarn (64499)
  142. Sarrance (64506)
  143. Saucède (64508)
  144. Sauguis-Saint-Étienne (64509)
  145. Sauveterre-de-Béarn (64513)
  146. Sévignacq-Meyracq (64522)
  147. Sus (64529)
  148. Susmiou (64530)
  149. Tabaille-Usquain (64531)
  150. Tardets-Sorholus (64533)
  151. Trois-Villes (64537)
  152. Urdos (64542)
  153. Verdets (64551)
  154. Viellenave-de-Navarrenx (64555)
  155. Viodos-Abense-de-Bas (64559)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[2]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
64422Oloron-Sainte-Marie10,824Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1, Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2Pays d'Oloron et des Vallées du Haut-Béarn
64393Monein4,489Le Cœur de BéarnLacq-Orthez
64371Mauléon-Licharre2,994Montagne BasqueCA du Pays Basque
64062Arudy2,194Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2Vallée d'Ossau
64324Lasseube1,745Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2Pays d'Oloron et des Vallées du Haut-Béarn
64513Sauveterre-de-Béarn1,419Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du SelBéarn des Gaves
64421Ogeu-les-Bains1,286Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2Pays d'Oloron et des Vallées du Haut-Béarn
64126Bidos1,190Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1Pays d'Oloron et des Vallées du Haut-Béarn
64320Laruns1,183Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2Vallée d'Ossau
64188Chéraute1,096Montagne BasqueCA du Pays Basque

References
  1. "Arrondissement d'Oloron-Sainte-Marie (642) - Résumé statistique". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. "Historique des Pyrénées-Atlantiques". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  4. "Décret n° 2014-248 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  5. "Arrondissement d'Oloron-Sainte-Marie (642)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 21 November 2017.

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