Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Coordinates: 43°11′N 0°37′W / 43.183°N 0.617°W / 43.183; -0.617
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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

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.

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

Cantons[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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		 Commune Population[2]
(2014)		 Canton Intercommunality
64422 Oloron-Sainte-Marie 10,824 Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1, Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 Pays d'Oloron et des Vallées du Haut-Béarn
64393 Monein 4,489 Le Cœur de Béarn Lacq-Orthez
64371 Mauléon-Licharre 2,994 Montagne Basque CA du Pays Basque
64062 Arudy 2,194 Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 Vallée d'Ossau
64324 Lasseube 1,745 Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 Pays d'Oloron et des Vallées du Haut-Béarn
64513 Sauveterre-de-Béarn 1,419 Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel Béarn des Gaves
64421 Ogeu-les-Bains 1,286 Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 Pays d'Oloron et des Vallées du Haut-Béarn
64126 Bidos 1,190 Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 Pays d'Oloron et des Vallées du Haut-Béarn
64320 Laruns 1,183 Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 Vallée d'Ossau
64188 Chéraute 1,096 Montagne Basque CA du Pays Basque

Related pages[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.

43°11′N 0°37′W / 43.183°N 0.617°W / 43.183; -0.617

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