Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The 3 arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Bayonne, (subprefecture: Bayonne) with 122 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 293,590 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, (subprefecture: Oloron-Sainte-Marie) with 155 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 72,504 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Pau, (prefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department: Pau) with 269 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 307,892 in 2016.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ Historique des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 149–167. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
Charente (16) | Prefecture: Angoulême
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Charente-Maritime (17) | Prefecture: La Rochelle |
Corrèze (19) | Prefecture: Tulle |
Creuse (23) | Prefecture: Guéret |
Dordogne (24) | Prefecture: Périgueux |
Gironde (33) | Prefecture: Bordeaux |
Landes (40) | Prefecture: Mont-de-Marsan |
Lot-et-Garonne (47) | Prefecture: Agen |
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) | Prefecture: Pau |
Deux-Sèvres (79) | Prefecture: Niort |
Vienne (86) | Prefecture: Poitiers |
Haute-Vienne (87) | Prefecture: Limoges |
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