Arrondissement of Bayonne

The arrondissement of Bayonne is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département. Its capital is the city of Bayonne. 

It is the westernmost and the smallest of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of , and a population of 287,546 inhabitants; its population density is  inhabitants/km².

History
When the arrondissements were created in 1800, Bayonne was one of them in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.

Geography
The arrondissement is bordered to the north by the Landes department, to the east by the arrondissements Pau and Oloron-Sainte-Marie, to the south by Spain, and to the west by the Bay of Biscay (Atlantic Ocean).

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 Bayonne are:

 Anglet (6401)
 Baïgura et Mondarrain (6403)
 Bayonne-1 (6404)
 Bayonne-2 (6405)
 Bayonne-3 (6406)
 Biarritz (6407)
 Le Cœur de Béarn (6409) (partly)
 Hendaye-Côte Basque-Sud (6410)
 Montagne Basque (6412) (partly)
 Nive-Adour (6413)
 Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre (6422)
 Saint-Jean-de-Luz (6424)
 Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle (6426)

Communes
The arrondissement of Bayonne has 122 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Ahaxe-Alciette-Bascassan (64008)
 Ahetze (64009)
 Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast (64010)
 Aincille (64011)
 Ainhice-Mongelos (64013)
 Ainhoa (64014)
 Aldudes (64016)
 Amendeuix-Oneix (64018)
 Amorots-Succos (64019)
 Anglet (64024)
 Anhaux (64026)
 Arancou (64031)
 Arbérats-Sillègue (64034)
 Arbonne (64035)
 Arbouet-Sussaute (64036)
 Arcangues (64038)
 Arhansus (64045)
 Armendarits (64046)
 Arnéguy (64047)
 Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby (64049)
 Arraute-Charritte (64051)
 Ascain (64065)
 Ascarat (64066)
 Ayherre (64086)
 Banca (64092)
 Bardos (64094)
 Bassussarry (64100)
 La Bastide-Clairence (64289)
 Bayonne (64102)
 Béguios (64105)
 Béhasque-Lapiste (64106)
 Béhorléguy (64107)
 Bergouey-Viellenave (64113)
 Beyrie-sur-Joyeuse (64120)
 Biarritz (64122)
 Bidache (64123)
 Bidarray (64124)
 Bidart (64125)
 Biriatou (64130)
 Bonloc (64134)
 Boucau (64140)
 Briscous (64147)
 Bunus (64150)
 Bussunarits-Sarrasquette (64154)
 Bustince-Iriberry (64155)
 Cambo-les-Bains (64160)
 Came (64161)
 Caro (64166)
 Ciboure (64189)
 Domezain-Berraute (64202)
 Espelette (64213)
 Estérençuby (64218)
 Etcharry (64221)
 Gabat (64228)
 Gamarthe (64229)
 Garris (64235)
 Guéthary (64249)
 Guiche (64250)
 Halsou (64255)
 Hasparren (64256)
 Hélette (64259)
 Hendaye (64260)
 Hosta (64265)
 Ibarrolle (64267)
 Iholdy (64271)
 Ilharre (64272)
 Irissarry (64273)
 Irouléguy (64274)
 Ispoure (64275)
 Isturits (64277)
 Itxassou (64279)
 Jatxou (64282)
 Jaxu (64283)
 Juxue (64285)
 Labets-Biscay (64294)
 Lacarre (64297)
 Lahonce (64304)
 Lantabat (64313)
 Larceveau-Arros-Cibits (64314)
 Larressore (64317)
 Larribar-Sorhapuru (64319)
 Lasse (64322)
 Lecumberry (64327)
 Lohitzun-Oyhercq (64345)
 Louhossoa (64350)
 Luxe-Sumberraute (64362)
 Macaye (64364)
 Masparraute (64368)
 Méharin (64375)
 Mendionde (64377)
 Mendive (64379)
 Mouguerre (64407)
 Orègue (64425)
 Orsanco (64429)
 Osserain-Rivareyte (64435)
 Ossès (64436)
 Ostabat-Asme (64437)
 Pagolle (64441)
 Saint-Esteben (64476)
 Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry (64477)
 Saint-Jean-de-Luz (64483)
 Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (64484)
 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (64485)
 Saint-Just-Ibarre (64487)
 Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue (64489)
 Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa (64490)
 Saint-Michel (64492)
 Saint-Palais (64493)
 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (64495)
 Saint-Pierre-d'Irube (64496)
 Sames (64502)
 Sare (64504)
 Souraïde (64527)
 Suhescun (64528)
 Uhart-Cize (64538)
 Uhart-Mixe (64539)
 Urcuit (64540)
 Urepel (64543)
 Urrugne (64545)
 Urt (64546)
 Ustaritz (64547)
 Villefranque (64558)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

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

References

Bayonne