Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

Map of arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Bayonne, (subprefecture: Bayonne) with 122 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 309,392 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, (subprefecture: Oloron-Sainte-Marie) with 155 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 71,686 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Pau, (prefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department: Pau) with 269 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 311,949 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Pau, Bayonne, Mauléon, Oloron and Orthez were established. The arrondissements of Mauléon and Orthez were disbanded in 1926.[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Pyrénées-Atlantiques were modified in January 2017:[3]

  • one commune from the arrondissement of Bayonne to the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
  • 11 communes from the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie to the arrondissement of Pau
  • 11 communes from the arrondissement of Pau to the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Historique des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 149–167. Retrieved 2019-10-25.