# Arrondissement of Dax

The arrondissement of Dax is an arrondissement of France in the Landes department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 152 communes. Its population is 237,445 (2021), and its area is 3,194.2 km$^2$ (1,233.3 sq mi).

## Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Dax, and their INSEE codes, are:
* Amou (40002)
* Angoumé (40003)
* Angresse (40004)
* Argelos (40007)
* Arsague (40011)
* Audon (40018)
* Azur (40021)
* Baigts (40023)
* Bassercles (40027)
* Bastennes (40028)
* Bégaar (40031)
* Bélus (40034)
* Bénesse-lès-Dax (40035)
* Bénesse-Maremne (40036)
* Bergouey (40038)
* Beylongue (40040)
* Beyries (40041)
* Biarrotte (40042)
* Biaudos (40044)
* Bonnegarde (40047)
* Brassempouy (40054)
* Cagnotte (40059)
* Candresse (40063)
* Capbreton (40065)
* Carcarès-Sainte-Croix (40066)
* Carcen-Ponson (40067)
* Cassen (40068)
* Castaignos-Souslens (40069)
* Castelnau-Chalosse (40071)
* Castel-Sarrazin (40074)
* Castets (40075)
* Cauneille (40077)
* Caupenne (40078)
* Clermont (40084)
* Dax (40088)
* Doazit (40089)
* Donzacq (40090)
* Estibeaux (40095)
* Gaas (40101)
* Gamarde-les-Bains (40104)
* Garrey (40106)
* Gaujacq (40109)
* Gibret (40112)
* Goos (40113)
* Gourbera (40114)
* Gousse (40115)
* Gouts (40116)
* Habas (40118)
* Hastingues (40120)
* Hauriet (40121)
* Herm (40123)
* Heugas (40125)
* Hinx (40126)
* Josse (40129)
* Labatut (40132)
* Labenne (40133)
* Lahosse (40141)
* Laluque (40142)
* Lamothe (40143)
* Larbey (40144)
* Laurède (40147)
* Léon (40150)
* Lesgor (40151)
* Le Leuy (40153)
* Lévignacq (40154)
* Linxe (40155)
* Lit-et-Mixe (40157)
* Louer (40159)
* Lourquen (40160)
* Magescq (40168)
* Marpaps (40173)
* Maylis (40177)
* Mées (40179)
* Meilhan (40180)
* Messanges (40181)
* Mimbaste (40183)
* Misson (40186)
* Moliets-et-Maa (40187)
* Montfort-en-Chalosse (40194)
* Mouscardès (40199)
* Mugron (40201)
* Narrosse (40202)
* Nassiet (40203)
* Nerbis (40204)
* Nousse (40205)
* Oeyregave (40206)
* Oeyreluy (40207)
* Onard (40208)
* Ondres (40209)
* Orist (40211)
* Orthevielle (40212)
* Orx (40213)
* Ossages (40214)
* Ozourt (40216)
* Pey (40222)
* Peyrehorade (40224)
* Pomarez (40228)
* Pontonx-sur-l'Adour (40230)
* Port-de-Lanne (40231)
* Pouillon (40233)
* Poyanne (40235)
* Poyartin (40236)
* Préchacq-les-Bains (40237)
* Rion-des-Landes (40243)
* Rivière-Saas-et-Gourby (40244)
* Saint-André-de-Seignanx (40248)
* Saint-Aubin (40249)
* Saint-Barthélemy (40251)
* Saint-Cricq-du-Gave (40254)
* Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse (40271)
* Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe (40256)
* Saint-Geours-d'Auribat (40260)
* Saint-Geours-de-Maremne (40261)
* Saint-Jean-de-Lier (40263)
* Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq (40264)
* Saint-Julien-en-Born (40266)
* Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse (40268)
* Saint-Lon-les-Mines (40269)
* Saint-Martin-de-Hinx (40272)
* Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx (40273)
* Saint-Michel-Escalus (40276)
* Saint-Pandelon (40277)
* Saint-Paul-lès-Dax (40279)
* Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (40283)
* Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse (40284)
* Saint-Yaguen (40285)
* Saubion (40291)
* Saubrigues (40292)
* Saubusse (40293)
* Saugnac-et-Cambran (40294)
* Seignosse (40296)
* Seyresse (40300)
* Siest (40301)
* Soorts-Hossegor (40304)
* Sorde-l'Abbaye (40306)
* Sort-en-Chalosse (40308)
* Souprosse (40309)
* Soustons (40310)
* Taller (40311)
* Tarnos (40312)
* Tartas (40313)
* Tercis-les-Bains (40314)
* Téthieu (40315)
* Tilh (40316)
* Tosse (40317)
* Toulouzette (40318)
* Uza (40322)
* Vicq-d'Auribat (40324)
* Vielle-Saint-Girons (40326)
* Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains (40328)
* Villenave (40330)
* Yzosse (40334)

## History

The arrondissement of Dax was created in 1800.
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Dax were, as of January 2015:
* Amou
* Castets
* Dax-Nord
* Dax-Sud
* Montfort-en-Chalosse
* Mugron
* Peyrehorade
* Pouillon
* Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx
* Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse
* Soustons
* Tartas-Est
* Tartas-Ouest