Arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan

The **arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan** is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Landes _département_ in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Mont-de-Marsan.

## History

When the Landes department was created on 17 February 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Mont-de-Marsan was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan_ is the northernmost of the _arrondissements_ of the department, with an area of , the largest of the department. It has 179,821 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The _arrondissement_ is bordered to the north by the Gironde department, to the northeast by the Lot-et-Garonne department, to the east by the Gers department (Occitanie region), to the south by the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and to the west by the _arrondissement_ of Dax and the 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_.

In the _arrondissement_ of Mont-de-Marsan, there are two canton where not all their "communes" are in the _arrondissement_: Côte d'Argent and Pays morcenais tarusate. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and _arrondissements_:
|rowspan="2"|INSEE Code || rowspan="2" | Canton || colspan="2" | Arrondissements || rowspan="2" | Total||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4001|Adour Armagnac||35|**35**|
|4002|Chalosse Tursan||50|**50**|
|4003|Côte d'Argent|10|6|**16**|
|4007|Grands Lacs||13|**13**|
|4008|Haute Lande Armagnac||47|**47**|
|4010|Mont-de-Marsan-1||9 + part of Mont-de-Marsan|**9** + part of Mont-de-Marsan|
|4011|Mont-de-Marsan-2||8 + part of Mont-de-Marsan|**8** + part of Mont-de-Marsan|
|4013|Pays morcenais tarusate|18|9|**27**|

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Mont-de-Marsan has 178 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Aire-sur-l'Adour <small>(40001)</small>
1. Arboucave <small>(40005)</small>
1. Arengosse <small>(40006)</small>
1. Argelouse <small>(40008)</small>
1. Arjuzanx <small>(40009)</small>
1. Artassenx <small>(40012)</small>
1. Arthez-d'Armagnac <small>(40013)</small>
1. Arue <small>(40014)</small>
1. Arx <small>(40015)</small>
1. Aubagnan <small>(40016)</small>
1. Audignon <small>(40017)</small>
1. Aureilhan <small>(40019)</small>
1. Aurice <small>(40020)</small>
1. Bahus-Soubiran <small>(40022)</small>
1. Banos <small>(40024)</small>
1. Bas-Mauco <small>(40026)</small>
1. Bascons <small>(40025)</small>
1. Bats <small>(40029)</small>
1. Baudignan <small>(40030)</small>
1. Belhade <small>(40032)</small>
1. Benquet <small>(40037)</small>
1. Betbezer-d'Armagnac <small>(40039)</small>
1. Bias <small>(40043)</small>
1. Biscarrosse <small>(40046)</small>
1. Bordères-et-Lamensans <small>(40049)</small>
1. Bostens <small>(40050)</small>
1. Bougue <small>(40051)</small>
1. Bourdalat <small>(40052)</small>
1. Bourriot-Bergonce <small>(40053)</small>
1. Bretagne-de-Marsan <small>(40055)</small>
1. Brocas <small>(40056)</small>
1. Buanes <small>(40057)</small>
1. Bélis <small>(40033)</small>
1. Cachen <small>(40058)</small>
1. Callen <small>(40060)</small>
1. Campagne <small>(40061)</small>
1. Campet-et-Lamolère <small>(40062)</small>
1. Canenx-et-Réaut <small>(40064)</small>
1. Castandet <small>(40070)</small>
1. Castelnau-Tursan <small>(40072)</small>
1. Castelner <small>(40073)</small>
1. Cauna <small>(40076)</small>
1. Cazalis <small>(40079)</small>
1. Cazères-sur-l'Adour <small>(40080)</small>
1. Classun <small>(40082)</small>
1. Clèdes <small>(40083)</small>
1. Commensacq <small>(40085)</small>
1. Coudures <small>(40086)</small>
1. Créon-d'Armagnac <small>(40087)</small>
1. Cère <small>(40081)</small>
1. Duhort-Bachen <small>(40091)</small>
1. Dumes <small>(40092)</small>
1. Escalans <small>(40093)</small>
1. Escource <small>(40094)</small>
1. Estigarde <small>(40096)</small>
1. Eugénie-les-Bains <small>(40097)</small>
1. Eyres-Moncube <small>(40098)</small>
1. Fargues <small>(40099)</small>
1. Gabarret <small>(40102)</small>
1. Gaillères <small>(40103)</small>
1. Garein <small>(40105)</small>
1. Garrosse <small>(40107)</small>
1. Gastes <small>(40108)</small>
1. Geaune <small>(40110)</small>
1. Geloux <small>(40111)</small>
1. Grenade-sur-l'Adour <small>(40117)</small>
1. Hagetmau <small>(40119)</small>
1. Haut-Mauco <small>(40122)</small>
1. Herré <small>(40124)</small>
1. Hontanx <small>(40127)</small>
1. Horsarrieu <small>(40128)</small>
1. Labastide-Chalosse <small>(40130)</small>
1. Labastide-d'Armagnac <small>(40131)</small>
1. Labouheyre <small>(40134)</small>
1. Labrit <small>(40135)</small>
1. Lacajunte <small>(40136)</small>
1. Lacquy <small>(40137)</small>
1. Lacrabe <small>(40138)</small>
1. Laglorieuse <small>(40139)</small>
1. Lagrange <small>(40140)</small>
1. Larrivière-Saint-Savin <small>(40145)</small>
1. Latrille <small>(40146)</small>
1. Lauret <small>(40148)</small>
1. Le Frêche <small>(40100)</small>
1. Le Sen <small>(40297)</small>
1. Le Vignau <small>(40329)</small>
1. Lencouacq <small>(40149)</small>
1. Lesperon <small>(40152)</small>
1. Liposthey <small>(40156)</small>
1. Losse <small>(40158)</small>
1. Lubbon <small>(40161)</small>
1. Lucbardez-et-Bargues <small>(40162)</small>
1. Luglon <small>(40165)</small>
1. Lussagnet <small>(40166)</small>
1. Luxey <small>(40167)</small>
1. Lüe <small>(40163)</small>
1. Maillas <small>(40169)</small>
1. Maillères <small>(40170)</small>
1. Mano <small>(40171)</small>
1. Mant <small>(40172)</small>
1. Mauries <small>(40174)</small>
1. Maurrin <small>(40175)</small>
1. Mauvezin-d'Armagnac <small>(40176)</small>
1. Mazerolles <small>(40178)</small>
1. Mimizan <small>(40184)</small>
1. Miramont-Sensacq <small>(40185)</small>
1. Momuy <small>(40188)</small>
1. Monget <small>(40189)</small>
1. Monségur <small>(40190)</small>
1. Mont-de-Marsan <small>(40192)</small>
1. Montaut <small>(40191)</small>
1. Montgaillard <small>(40195)</small>
1. Montsoué <small>(40196)</small>
1. Montégut <small>(40193)</small>
1. Morcenx <small>(40197)</small>
1. Morganx <small>(40198)</small>
1. Moustey <small>(40200)</small>
1. Mézos <small>(40182)</small>
1. Onesse-et-Laharie <small>(40210)</small>
1. Ousse-Suzan <small>(40215)</small>
1. Parentis-en-Born <small>(40217)</small>
1. Parleboscq <small>(40218)</small>
1. Payros-Cazautets <small>(40219)</small>
1. Perquie <small>(40221)</small>
1. Peyre <small>(40223)</small>
1. Philondenx <small>(40225)</small>
1. Pimbo <small>(40226)</small>
1. Pissos <small>(40227)</small>
1. Pontenx-les-Forges <small>(40229)</small>
1. Poudenx <small>(40232)</small>
1. Pouydesseaux <small>(40234)</small>
1. Pujo-le-Plan <small>(40238)</small>
1. Puyol-Cazalet <small>(40239)</small>
1. Pécorade <small>(40220)</small>
1. Renung <small>(40240)</small>
1. Retjons <small>(40164)</small>
1. Rimbez-et-Baudiets <small>(40242)</small>
1. Roquefort <small>(40245)</small>
1. Sabres <small>(40246)</small>
1. Saint-Agnet <small>(40247)</small>
1. Saint-Avit <small>(40250)</small>
1. Saint-Cricq-Chalosse <small>(40253)</small>
1. Saint-Cricq-Villeneuve <small>(40255)</small>
1. Saint-Gein <small>(40259)</small>
1. Saint-Gor <small>(40262)</small>
1. Saint-Julien-d'Armagnac <small>(40265)</small>
1. Saint-Justin <small>(40267)</small>
1. Saint-Loubouer <small>(40270)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-d'Oney <small>(40274)</small>
1. Saint-Maurice-sur-Adour <small>(40275)</small>
1. Saint-Paul-en-Born <small>(40278)</small>
1. Saint-Perdon <small>(40280)</small>
1. Saint-Pierre-du-Mont <small>(40281)</small>
1. Saint-Sever <small>(40282)</small>
1. Sainte-Colombe <small>(40252)</small>
1. Sainte-Eulalie-en-Born <small>(40257)</small>
1. Sainte-Foy <small>(40258)</small>
1. Samadet <small>(40286)</small>
1. Sanguinet <small>(40287)</small>
1. Sarbazan <small>(40288)</small>
1. Sarraziet <small>(40289)</small>
1. Sarron <small>(40290)</small>
1. Saugnacq-et-Muret <small>(40295)</small>
1. Serres-Gaston <small>(40298)</small>
1. Serreslous-et-Arribans <small>(40299)</small>
1. Sindères <small>(40302)</small>
1. Solférino <small>(40303)</small>
1. Sorbets <small>(40305)</small>
1. Sore <small>(40307)</small>
1. Trensacq <small>(40319)</small>
1. Uchacq-et-Parentis <small>(40320)</small>
1. Urgons <small>(40321)</small>
1. Vert <small>(40323)</small>
1. Vielle-Soubiran <small>(40327)</small>
1. Vielle-Tursan <small>(40325)</small>
1. Villeneuve-de-Marsan <small>(40331)</small>
1. Ychoux <small>(40332)</small>
1. Ygos-Saint-Saturnin <small>(40333)</small>

The _communes_ in the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|40192|Mont-de-Marsan|31,009|Mont-de-Marsan-1 and Mont-de-Marsan-2|Mont-de-Marsan Agglomération|
|40046|Biscarrosse|14,174|Grands Lacs|Les Grands Lacs|
|40281|Saint-Pierre-du-Mont|9,449|Mont-de-Marsan-2|Mont-de-Marsan Agglomération|
|40184|Mimizan|6,923|Côte d'Argent|Mimizan|
|40001|Aire-sur-l'Adour|6,186|Adour Armagnac|Aire-sur-l'Adour|
|40217|Parentis-en-Born|5,772|Grands Lacs|Les Grands Lacs|
|40282|Saint-Sever|4,810|Chalosse Tursan|Chalosse Tursan|
|40119|Hagetmau|4,593|Chalosse Tursan|Chalosse Tursan|
|40197|Morcenx|4,422|Pays morcenais tarusate|Le Pays Morcenais|
|40287|Sanguinet|3,655|Grands Lacs|Les Grands Lacs|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Landes department
- Communes of the Landes department

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Mont-de-Marsan
- **insee**: 402
- **nbcomm**: 175
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Mont-de-Marsan
- **pop**: 180294
- **year**: 2016
- **area**: 6048.4
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Mont-de-Marsan 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine