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.

It is the northernmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of , the second in area of the department. It is the most populated arrondissement with 305,089 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

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.

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, 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:

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

Communes
The arrondissement of Pau has 269 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Aast (64001)
 Abère (64002)
 Abidos (64003)
 Abos (64005)
 Andoins (64021)
 Angaïs (64023)
 Anos (64027)
 Anoye (64028)
 Arbus (64037)
 Aressy (64041)
 Argagnon (64042)
 Argelos (64043)
 Arget (64044)
 Arnos (64048)
 Arricau-Bordes (64052)
 Arrien (64053)
 Arros-de-Nay (64054)
 Arrosès (64056)
 Arthez-d'Asson (64058)
 Arthez-de-Béarn (64057)
 Artigueloutan (64059)
 Artiguelouve (64060)
 Artix (64061)
 Arzacq-Arraziguet (64063)
 Assat (64067)
 Asson (64068)
 Astis (64070)
 Aubertin (64072)
 Aubin (64073)
 Aubous (64074)
 Auga (64077)
 Auriac (64078)
 Aurions-Idernes (64079)
 Aussevielle (64080)
 Aydie (64084)
 Baigts-de-Béarn (64087)
 Balansun (64088)
 Baleix (64089)
 Baliracq-Maumusson (64090)
 Baliros (64091)
 Barinque (64095)
 Barzun (64097)
 Bassillon-Vauzé (64098)
 Baudreix (64101)
 Bédeille (64103)
 Bellocq (64108)
 Bénéjacq (64109)
 Bentayou-Sérée (64111)
 Bernadets (64114)
 Bésingrand (64117)
 Bétracq (64118)
 Beuste (64119)
 Beyrie-en-Béarn (64121)
 Billère (64129)
 Biron (64131)
 Bizanos (64132)
 Boeil-Bezing (64133)
 Bonnut (64135)
 Bordères (64137)
 Bordes (64138)
 Bosdarros (64139)
 Boueilh-Boueilho-Lasque (64141)
 Bougarber (64142)
 Bouillon (64143)
 Boumourt (64144)
 Bourdettes (64145)
 Bournos (64146)
 Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget (64148)
 Buros (64152)
 Burosse-Mendousse (64153)
 Cabidos (64158)
 Cadillon (64159)
 Cardesse (64165)
 Carrère (64167)
 Casteide-Cami (64171)
 Casteide-Candau (64172)
 Casteide-Doat (64173)
 Castéra-Loubix (64174)
 Castétis (64177)
 Castetner (64179)
 Castetpugon (64180)
 Castillon (Canton of Arthez-de-Béarn) (64181)
 Castillon (Canton of Lembeye) (64182)
 Caubios-Loos (64183)
 Cescau (64184)
 Claracq (64190)
 Coarraze (64191)
 Conchez-de-Béarn (64192)
 Corbère-Abères (64193)
 Coslédaà-Lube-Boast (64194)
 Coublucq (64195)
 Crouseilles (64196)
 Cuqueron (64197)
 Denguin (64198)
 Diusse (64199)
 Doazon (64200)
 Doumy (64203)
 Escoubès (64208)
 Escurès (64210)
 Eslourenties-Daban (64211)
 Espéchède (64212)
 Espoey (64216)
 Fichous-Riumayou (64226)
 Gabaston (64227)
 Gan (64230)
 Garlède-Mondebat (64232)
 Garlin (64233)
 Garos (64234)
 Gayon (64236)
 Gelos (64237)
 Ger (64238)
 Gerderest (64239)
 Géus-d'Arzacq (64243)
 Gomer (64246)
 Hagetaubin (64254)
 Haut-de-Bosdarros (64257)
 Higuères-Souye (64262)
 Hours (64266)
 Idron (64269)
 Igon (64270)
 Jurançon (64284)
 Laà-Mondrans (64286)
 Labastide-Cézéracq (64288)
 Labastide-Monréjeau (64290)
 Labatmale (64292)
 Labatut (64293)
 Labeyrie (64295)
 Lacadée (64296)
 Lacommande (64299)
 Lacq (64300)
 Lagor (64301)
 Lagos (64302)
 Lahourcade (64306)
 Lalongue (64307)
 Lalonquette (64308)
 Lamayou (64309)
 Lannecaube (64311)
 Lanneplaà (64312)
 Laroin (64315)
 Larreule (64318)
 Lasclaveries (64321)
 Lasserre (64323)
 Lée (64329)
 Lembeye (64331)
 Lème (64332)
 Lescar (64335)
 Lespielle (64337)
 Lespourcy (64338)
 Lestelle-Bétharram (64339)
 Limendous (64343)
 Livron (64344)
 Lombia (64346)
 Lonçon (64347)
 Lons (64348)
 Loubieng (64349)
 Lourenties (64352)
 Louvigny (64355)
 Luc-Armau (64356)
 Lucarré (64357)
 Lucgarier (64358)
 Lucq-de-Béarn (64359)
 Lussagnet-Lusson (64361)
 Malaussanne (64365)
 Mascaraàs-Haron (64366)
 Maslacq (64367)
 Maspie-Lalonquère-Juillacq (64369)
 Maucor (64370)
 Maure (64372)
 Mazères-Lezons (64373)
 Mazerolles (64374)
 Meillon (64376)
 Méracq (64380)
 Mesplède (64382)
 Mialos (64383)
 Miossens-Lanusse (64385)
 Mirepeix (64386)
 Momas (64387)
 Momy (64388)
 Monassut-Audiracq (64389)
 Moncaup (64390)
 Moncla (64392)
 Monein (64393)
 Monpezat (64394)
 Monségur (64395)
 Mont (64396)
 Montagut (64397)
 Montaner (64398)
 Montardon (64399)
 Montaut (64400)
 Mont-Disse (64401)
 Morlaàs (64405)
 Morlanne (64406)
 Mouhous (64408)
 Mourenx (64410)
 Narcastet (64413)
 Navailles-Angos (64415)
 Nay (64417)
 Noguères (64418)
 Nousty (64419)
 Orthez (64430)
 Os-Marsillon (64431)
 Ouillon (64438)
 Ousse (64439)
 Ozenx-Montestrucq (64440)
 Parbayse (64442)
 Pardies (64443)
 Pardies-Piétat (64444)
 Pau (64445)
 Peyrelongue-Abos (64446)
 Piets-Plasence-Moustrou (64447)
 Poey-de-Lescar (64448)
 Pomps (64450)
 Ponson-Debat-Pouts (64451)
 Ponson-Dessus (64452)
 Pontacq (64453)
 Pontiacq-Viellepinte (64454)
 Portet (64455)
 Pouliacq (64456)
 Poursiugues-Boucoue (64457)
 Puyoô (64461)
 Ramous (64462)
 Ribarrouy (64464)
 Riupeyrous (64465)
 Rontignon (64467)
 Saint-Abit (64469)
 Saint-Armou (64470)
 Saint-Boès (64471)
 Saint-Castin (64472)
 Saint-Faust (64478)
 Saint-Girons-en-Béarn (64479)
 Saint-Jammes (64482)
 Saint-Jean-Poudge (64486)
 Saint-Laurent-Bretagne (64488)
 Saint-Médard (64491)
 Saint-Vincent (64498)
 Salles-Mongiscard (64500)
 Sallespisse (64501)
 Samsons-Lion (64503)
 Sarpourenx (64505)
 Saubole (64507)
 Sault-de-Navailles (64510)
 Sauvagnon (64511)
 Sauvelade (64512)
 Séby (64514)
 Sedze-Maubecq (64515)
 Sedzère (64516)
 Séméacq-Blachon (64517)
 Sendets (64518)
 Serres-Castet (64519)
 Serres-Morlaàs (64520)
 Serres-Sainte-Marie (64521)
 Sévignacq (64523)
 Simacourbe (64524)
 Siros (64525)
 Soumoulou (64526)
 Tadousse-Ussau (64532)
 Taron-Sadirac-Viellenave (64534)
 Tarsacq (64535)
 Thèze (64536)
 Urdès (64541)
 Urost (64544)
 Uzan (64548)
 Uzein (64549)
 Uzos (64550)
 Vialer (64552)
 Viellenave-d'Arthez (64554)
 Vielleségure (64556)
 Vignes (64557)
 Viven (64560)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
 Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

Pau