Arrondissement of Pau

The arrondissement of Pau is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département. Its capital, and préfecture of the department, is the city of Pau.

Pau
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
No. of communes	269
Prefecture	Pau
Area	2,548.9 km2 (984.1 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	308,269
INSEE code	643

It is the northernmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 2,490 square kilometres (961 square miles),^[2] the second in area of the department. It is the most populated arrondissement with 305,089 inhabitants and a population density of 122.5 inhabitants/km².^[3]

History

When the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, as Basses-Pyrénées, department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Pau was part of that original department.^[4]

Geography

The arrondissement of Pau is bordered to the north by the Landes and Gers departments, to the east by the Hautes-Pyrénées department, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and to the west by the arrondissement of Bayonne.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,^[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

The cantons of the arrondissement of Pau are:

1. Artix et Pays de Soubestre (6402)
2. Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon (6408)
3. Le Cœur de Béarn (6409) (partly)
4. Lescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long (6411)
5. Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel (6416) (partly)
6. Ouzom, Gave et Rives du Neez (6417)
7. Pau-1 (6418)
8. Pau-2 (6419)
9. Pau-3 (6420)
10. Pau-4 (6421)
11. Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès (6423)
12. Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh (6425)
13. Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin (6427)

Communes

The arrondissement of Pau has 269 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):^[6]

1. Aast (64001)
2. Abère (64002)
3. Abidos (64003)
4. Abos (64005)
5. Andoins (64021)
6. Angaïs (64023)
7. Anos (64027)
8. Anoye (64028)
9. Arbus (64037)
10. Aressy (64041)
11. Argagnon (64042)
12. Argelos (64043)
13. Arget (64044)
14. Arnos (64048)
15. Arricau-Bordes (64052)
16. Arrien (64053)
17. Arros-de-Nay (64054)
18. Arrosès (64056)
19. Arthez-d'Asson (64058)
20. Arthez-de-Béarn (64057)
21. Artigueloutan (64059)
22. Artiguelouve (64060)
23. Artix (64061)
24. Arzacq-Arraziguet (64063)
25. Assat (64067)
26. Asson (64068)
27. Astis (64070)
28. Aubertin (64072)
29. Aubin (64073)
30. Aubous (64074)
31. Auga (64077)
32. Auriac (64078)
33. Aurions-Idernes (64079)
34. Aussevielle (64080)
35. Aydie (64084)
36. Baigts-de-Béarn (64087)
37. Balansun (64088)
38. Baleix (64089)
39. Baliracq-Maumusson (64090)
40. Baliros (64091)
41. Barinque (64095)
42. Barzun (64097)
43. Bassillon-Vauzé (64098)
44. Baudreix (64101)
45. Bédeille (64103)
46. Bellocq (64108)
47. Bénéjacq (64109)
48. Bentayou-Sérée (64111)
49. Bernadets (64114)
50. Bésingrand (64117)
51. Bétracq (64118)
52. Beuste (64119)
53. Beyrie-en-Béarn (64121)
54. Billère (64129)
55. Biron (64131)
56. Bizanos (64132)
57. Boeil-Bezing (64133)
58. Bonnut (64135)
59. Bordères (64137)
60. Bordes (64138)
61. Bosdarros (64139)
62. Boueilh-Boueilho-Lasque (64141)
63. Bougarber (64142)
64. Bouillon (64143)
65. Boumourt (64144)
66. Bourdettes (64145)
67. Bournos (64146)
68. Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget (64148)
69. Buros (64152)
70. Burosse-Mendousse (64153)
71. Cabidos (64158)
72. Cadillon (64159)
73. Cardesse (64165)
74. Carrère (64167)
75. Casteide-Cami (64171)
76. Casteide-Candau (64172)
77. Casteide-Doat (64173)
78. Castéra-Loubix (64174)
79. Castétis (64177)
80. Castetner (64179)
81. Castetpugon (64180)
82. Castillon (Canton of Arthez-de-Béarn) (64181)
83. Castillon (Canton of Lembeye) (64182)
84. Caubios-Loos (64183)
85. Cescau (64184)
86. Claracq (64190)
87. Coarraze (64191)
88. Conchez-de-Béarn (64192)
89. Corbère-Abères (64193)
90. Coslédaà-Lube-Boast (64194)
91. Coublucq (64195)
92. Crouseilles (64196)
93. Cuqueron (64197)
94. Denguin (64198)
95. Diusse (64199)
96. Doazon (64200)
97. Doumy (64203)
98. Escoubès (64208)
99. Escurès (64210)
100. Eslourenties-Daban (64211)
101. Espéchède (64212)
102. Espoey (64216)
103. Fichous-Riumayou (64226)
104. Gabaston (64227)
105. Gan (64230)
106. Garlède-Mondebat (64232)
107. Garlin (64233)
108. Garos (64234)
109. Gayon (64236)
110. Gelos (64237)
111. Ger (64238)
112. Gerderest (64239)
113. Géus-d'Arzacq (64243)
114. Gomer (64246)
115. Hagetaubin (64254)
116. Haut-de-Bosdarros (64257)
117. Higuères-Souye (64262)
118. Hours (64266)
119. Idron (64269)
120. Igon (64270)
121. Jurançon (64284)
122. Laà-Mondrans (64286)
123. Labastide-Cézéracq (64288)
124. Labastide-Monréjeau (64290)
125. Labatmale (64292)
126. Labatut (64293)
127. Labeyrie (64295)
128. Lacadée (64296)
129. Lacommande (64299)
130. Lacq (64300)
131. Lagor (64301)
132. Lagos (64302)
133. Lahourcade (64306)
134. Lalongue (64307)
135. Lalonquette (64308)
136. Lamayou (64309)
137. Lannecaube (64311)
138. Lanneplaà (64312)
139. Laroin (64315)
140. Larreule (64318)
141. Lasclaveries (64321)
142. Lasserre (64323)
143. Lée (64329)
144. Lembeye (64331)
145. Lème (64332)
146. Lescar (64335)
147. Lespielle (64337)
148. Lespourcy (64338)
149. Lestelle-Bétharram (64339)
150. Limendous (64343)
151. Livron (64344)
152. Lombia (64346)
153. Lonçon (64347)
154. Lons (64348)
155. Loubieng (64349)
156. Lourenties (64352)
157. Louvigny (64355)
158. Luc-Armau (64356)
159. Lucarré (64357)
160. Lucgarier (64358)
161. Lucq-de-Béarn (64359)
162. Lussagnet-Lusson (64361)
163. Malaussanne (64365)
164. Mascaraàs-Haron (64366)
165. Maslacq (64367)
166. Maspie-Lalonquère-Juillacq (64369)
167. Maucor (64370)
168. Maure (64372)
169. Mazères-Lezons (64373)
170. Mazerolles (64374)
171. Meillon (64376)
172. Méracq (64380)
173. Mesplède (64382)
174. Mialos (64383)
175. Miossens-Lanusse (64385)
176. Mirepeix (64386)
177. Momas (64387)
178. Momy (64388)
179. Monassut-Audiracq (64389)
180. Moncaup (64390)
181. Moncla (64392)
182. Monein (64393)
183. Monpezat (64394)
184. Monségur (64395)
185. Mont (64396)
186. Montagut (64397)
187. Montaner (64398)
188. Montardon (64399)
189. Montaut (64400)
190. Mont-Disse (64401)
191. Morlaàs (64405)
192. Morlanne (64406)
193. Mouhous (64408)
194. Mourenx (64410)
195. Narcastet (64413)
196. Navailles-Angos (64415)
197. Nay (64417)
198. Noguères (64418)
199. Nousty (64419)
200. Orthez (64430)
201. Os-Marsillon (64431)
202. Ouillon (64438)
203. Ousse (64439)
204. Ozenx-Montestrucq (64440)
205. Parbayse (64442)
206. Pardies (64443)
207. Pardies-Piétat (64444)
208. Pau (64445)
209. Peyrelongue-Abos (64446)
210. Piets-Plasence-Moustrou (64447)
211. Poey-de-Lescar (64448)
212. Pomps (64450)
213. Ponson-Debat-Pouts (64451)
214. Ponson-Dessus (64452)
215. Pontacq (64453)
216. Pontiacq-Viellepinte (64454)
217. Portet (64455)
218. Pouliacq (64456)
219. Poursiugues-Boucoue (64457)
220. Puyoô (64461)
221. Ramous (64462)
222. Ribarrouy (64464)
223. Riupeyrous (64465)
224. Rontignon (64467)
225. Saint-Abit (64469)
226. Saint-Armou (64470)
227. Saint-Boès (64471)
228. Saint-Castin (64472)
229. Saint-Faust (64478)
230. Saint-Girons-en-Béarn (64479)
231. Saint-Jammes (64482)
232. Saint-Jean-Poudge (64486)
233. Saint-Laurent-Bretagne (64488)
234. Saint-Médard (64491)
235. Saint-Vincent (64498)
236. Salles-Mongiscard (64500)
237. Sallespisse (64501)
238. Samsons-Lion (64503)
239. Sarpourenx (64505)
240. Saubole (64507)
241. Sault-de-Navailles (64510)
242. Sauvagnon (64511)
243. Sauvelade (64512)
244. Séby (64514)
245. Sedze-Maubecq (64515)
246. Sedzère (64516)
247. Séméacq-Blachon (64517)
248. Sendets (64518)
249. Serres-Castet (64519)
250. Serres-Morlaàs (64520)
251. Serres-Sainte-Marie (64521)
252. Sévignacq (64523)
253. Simacourbe (64524)
254. Siros (64525)
255. Soumoulou (64526)
256. Tadousse-Ussau (64532)
257. Taron-Sadirac-Viellenave (64534)
258. Tarsacq (64535)
259. Thèze (64536)
260. Urdès (64541)
261. Urost (64544)
262. Uzan (64548)
263. Uzein (64549)
264. Uzos (64550)
265. Vialer (64552)
266. Viellenave-d'Arthez (64554)
267. Vielleségure (64556)
268. Vignes (64557)
269. Viven (64560)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE code	Commune	Population[3] (2014)	Canton	Intercommunality
64445	Pau	77,489	Pau-1, Pau-2, Pau-3. Pau-4	CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
64129	Billère	13,336	Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon	CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
64348	Lons	12,616	Lescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long	CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
64430	Orthez	10,722	Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel	Lacq-Orthez
64335	Lescar	9,991	Lescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long	CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
64284	Jurançon	7,142	Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon	CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
64410	Mourenx	6,653	Le Cœur de Béarn	Lacq-Orthez
64230	Gan	5,564	Ouzom, Gave et Rives du Neez	CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées
64499	Salies-de-Béarn	4,724	Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel	Béarn des Gaves
64132	Bizanos	4,723	Pau-3	CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées

Related pages

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

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
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