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
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
No. of communes	155
Subprefecture	Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Area	2,828.2 km2 (1,092.0 sq mi)
Population  (2016)	72,504
INSEE code	642

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	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

• Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

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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