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).

### 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:

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

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Bayonne has 122 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|64102|Bayonne|48,178|Bayonne-1, Bayonne-2 Bayonne-3 || CA du Pays Basque||
|64024|Anglet|38,633|Anglet, Bayonne-1|CA du Pays Basque|
|64122|Biarritz|24,713|Biarritz|CA du Pays Basque|
|64260|Hendaye|16,783|Hendaye-Côte Basque-Sud|CA du Pays Basque|
|64483|Saint-Jean-de-Luz|13,431|Saint-Jean-de-Luz|CA du Pays Basque|
|64545|Urrugne|9,304|Hendaye-Côte Basque-Sud|CA du Pays Basque|
|64140|Boucau|7,893|Bayonne-2|CA du Pays Basque|
|64160|Cambo-les-Bains|6,785|Baïgura et Mondarrain|CA du Pays Basque|
|64189|Ciboure|6,630|Saint-Jean-de-Luz|CA du Pays Basque|
|64547|Ustaritz|6,608|Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle|CA du Pays Basque|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Bayonne
_Baiona_
- **insee**: 641
- **nbcomm**: 122
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Bayonne
- **area**: 2267.7
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Bayonne 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine