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.

### 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:

1. Le Cœur de Béarn <small>(6409)</small> (partly)
1. Montagne Basque <small>(6412)</small> (partly)
1. Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1 <small>(6414)</small>
1. Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2 <small>(6415)</small>
1. Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel <small>(6416)</small> (partly)

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Oloron-Sainte-Marie has 155 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|64422|Oloron-Sainte-Marie|10,824|Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1, Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2|Pays d'Oloron et des Vallées du Haut-Béarn|
|64393|Monein|4,489|Le Cœur de Béarn|Lacq-Orthez|
|64371|Mauléon-Licharre|2,994|Montagne Basque|CA du Pays Basque|
|64062|Arudy|2,194|Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2|Vallée d'Ossau|
|64324|Lasseube|1,745|Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2|Pays d'Oloron et des Vallées du Haut-Béarn|
|64513|Sauveterre-de-Béarn|1,419|Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel|Béarn des Gaves|
|64421|Ogeu-les-Bains|1,286|Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2|Pays d'Oloron et des Vallées du Haut-Béarn|
|64126|Bidos|1,190|Oloron-Sainte-Marie-1|Pays d'Oloron et des Vallées du Haut-Béarn|
|64320|Laruns|1,183|Oloron-Sainte-Marie-2|Vallée d'Ossau|
|64188|Chéraute|1,096|Montagne Basque|CA du Pays Basque|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Oloron-Sainte-Marie
- **insee**: 642
- **nbcomm**: 155
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Oloron-Sainte-Marie
- **pop**: 72504
- **year**: 2016
- **area**: 2828.2
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Oloron-Sainte-Marie 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine