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.

It is the largest and the southernmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of , and a population of 74,614 inhabitants; its population density is of  inhabitants/km².

History
When the arrondissements were created on 17 February 1800, Oloron-Sainte-Marie was one of them in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.

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, 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:

 Le Cœur de Béarn (6409) (partly)
 Montagne Basque (6412) (partly)
 Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 (6414)
 Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 (6415)
 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):

 Abitain (64004)
 Accous (64006)
 Agnos (64007)
 Ainharp (64012)
 Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette (64015)
 Alos-Sibas-Abense (64017)
 Ance Féas (64225)
 Andrein (64022)
 Angous (64025)
 Aramits (64029)
 Araujuzon (64032)
 Araux (64033)
 Aren (64039)
 Arette (64040)
 Arrast-Larrebieu (64050)
 Arudy (64062)
 Asasp-Arros (64064)
 Aste-Béon (64069)
 Athos-Aspis (64071)
 Audaux (64075)
 Aussurucq (64081)
 Auterrive (64082)
 Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren (64083)
 Aydius (64085)
 Barcus (64093)
 Barraute-Camu (64096)
 Bastanès (64099)
 Bedous (64104)
 Béost (64110)
 Bérenx (64112)
 Berrogain-Laruns (64115)
 Bescat (64116)
 Bidos (64126)
 Bielle (64127)
 Bilhères (64128)
 Borce (64136)
 Bugnein (64149)
 Burgaronne (64151)
 Buziet (64156)
 Buzy (64157)
 Camou-Cihigue (64162)
 Carresse-Cassaber (64168)
 Castagnède (64170)
 Castet (64175)
 Castetbon (64176)
 Castetnau-Camblong (64178)
 Cette-Eygun (64185)
 Charre (64186)
 Charritte-de-Bas (64187)
 Chéraute (64188)
 Dognen (64201)
 Eaux-Bonnes (64204)
 Escos (64205)
 Escot (64206)
 Escou (64207)
 Escout (64209)
 Espès-Undurein (64214)
 Espiute (64215)
 Esquiule (64217)
 Estialescq (64219)
 Estos (64220)
 Etchebar (64222)
 Etsaut (64223)
 Eysus (64224)
 Garindein (64231)
 Gère-Bélesten (64240)
 Géronce (64241)
 Gestas (64242)
 Geüs-d'Oloron (64244)
 Goès (64245)
 Gotein-Libarrenx (64247)
 Guinarthe-Parenties (64251)
 Gurmençon (64252)
 Gurs (64253)
 Haux (64258)
 Herrère (64261)
 L'Hôpital-d'Orion (64263)
 L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise (64264)
 Idaux-Mendy (64268)
 Issor (64276)
 Izeste (64280)
 Jasses (64281)
 Laàs (64287)
 Labastide-Villefranche (64291)
 Lacarry-Arhan-Charritte-de-Haut (64298)
 Laguinge-Restoue (64303)
 Lahontan (64305)
 Lanne-en-Barétous (64310)
 Larrau (64316)
 Laruns (64320)
 Lasseube (64324)
 Lasseubetat (64325)
 Lay-Lamidou (64326)
 Ledeuix (64328)
 Lées-Athas (64330)
 Léren (64334)
 Lescun (64336)
 Lichans-Sunhar (64340)
 Lichos (64341)
 Licq-Athérey (64342)
 Lourdios-Ichère (64351)
 Louvie-Juzon (64353)
 Louvie-Soubiron (64354)
 Lurbe-Saint-Christau (64360)
 Lys (64363)
 Mauléon-Licharre (64371)
 Menditte (64378)
 Méritein (64381)
 Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu (64391)
 Montfort (64403)
 Montory (64404)
 Moumour (64409)
 Musculdy (64411)
 Nabas (64412)
 Narp (64414)
 Navarrenx (64416)
 Ogenne-Camptort (64420)
 Ogeu-les-Bains (64421)
 Oloron-Sainte-Marie (64422)
 Oraàs (64423)
 Ordiarp (64424)
 Orin (64426)
 Orion (64427)
 Orriule (64428)
 Ossas-Suhare (64432)
 Osse-en-Aspe (64433)
 Ossenx (64434)
 Poey-d'Oloron (64449)
 Préchacq-Josbaig (64458)
 Préchacq-Navarrenx (64459)
 Précilhon (64460)
 Rébénacq (64463)
 Rivehaute (64466)
 Roquiague (64468)
 Saint-Dos (64474)
 Sainte-Colome (64473)
 Sainte-Engrâce (64475)
 Saint-Gladie-Arrive-Munein (64480)
 Saint-Goin (64481)
 Saint-Pé-de-Léren (64494)
 Salies-de-Béarn (64499)
 Sarrance (64506)
 Saucède (64508)
 Sauguis-Saint-Étienne (64509)
 Sauveterre-de-Béarn (64513)
 Sévignacq-Meyracq (64522)
 Sus (64529)
 Susmiou (64530)
 Tabaille-Usquain (64531)
 Tardets-Sorholus (64533)
 Trois-Villes (64537)
 Urdos (64542)
 Verdets (64551)
 Viellenave-de-Navarrenx (64555)
 Viodos-Abense-de-Bas (64559)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

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

References

Oloron-Sainte-Marie