Arrondissement of Pau

The **arrondissement of Pau** is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques _département_. Its capital, and préfecture of the department, is the city of Pau.

It is the northernmost of the _arrondissements_ of the department, with an area of , the second in area of the department. It is the most populated _arrondissement_ with 305,089 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

## History

When the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, as _Basses-Pyrénées_, department was created on 17 February 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Pau was part of that original department.

## Geography

The arrondissement of Pau is bordered to the north by the Landes and Gers departments, to the east by the Hautes-Pyrénées department, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie and to the west by the arrondissement of 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 Pau are:

1. Artix et Pays de Soubestre <small>(6402)</small>
1. Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon <small>(6408)</small>
1. Le Cœur de Béarn <small>(6409)</small> (partly)
1. Lescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long <small>(6411)</small>
1. Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel <small>(6416)</small> (partly)
1. Ouzom, Gave et Rives du Neez <small>(6417)</small>
1. Pau-1 <small>(6418)</small>
1. Pau-2 <small>(6419)</small>
1. Pau-3 <small>(6420)</small>
1. Pau-4 <small>(6421)</small>
1. Pays de Morlaàs et du Montanérès <small>(6423)</small>
1. Terres des Luys et Coteaux du Vic-Bilh <small>(6425)</small>
1. Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin <small>(6427)</small>

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Pau has 269 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Aast <small>(64001)</small>
1. Abère <small>(64002)</small>
1. Abidos <small>(64003)</small>
1. Abos <small>(64005)</small>
1. Andoins <small>(64021)</small>
1. Angaïs <small>(64023)</small>
1. Anos <small>(64027)</small>
1. Anoye <small>(64028)</small>
1. Arbus <small>(64037)</small>
1. Aressy <small>(64041)</small>
1. Argagnon <small>(64042)</small>
1. Argelos <small>(64043)</small>
1. Arget <small>(64044)</small>
1. Arnos <small>(64048)</small>
1. Arricau-Bordes <small>(64052)</small>
1. Arrien <small>(64053)</small>
1. Arros-de-Nay <small>(64054)</small>
1. Arrosès <small>(64056)</small>
1. Arthez-d'Asson <small>(64058)</small>
1. Arthez-de-Béarn <small>(64057)</small>
1. Artigueloutan <small>(64059)</small>
1. Artiguelouve <small>(64060)</small>
1. Artix <small>(64061)</small>
1. Arzacq-Arraziguet <small>(64063)</small>
1. Assat <small>(64067)</small>
1. Asson <small>(64068)</small>
1. Astis <small>(64070)</small>
1. Aubertin <small>(64072)</small>
1. Aubin <small>(64073)</small>
1. Aubous <small>(64074)</small>
1. Auga <small>(64077)</small>
1. Auriac <small>(64078)</small>
1. Aurions-Idernes <small>(64079)</small>
1. Aussevielle <small>(64080)</small>
1. Aydie <small>(64084)</small>
1. Baigts-de-Béarn <small>(64087)</small>
1. Balansun <small>(64088)</small>
1. Baleix <small>(64089)</small>
1. Baliracq-Maumusson <small>(64090)</small>
1. Baliros <small>(64091)</small>
1. Barinque <small>(64095)</small>
1. Barzun <small>(64097)</small>
1. Bassillon-Vauzé <small>(64098)</small>
1. Baudreix <small>(64101)</small>
1. Bédeille <small>(64103)</small>
1. Bellocq <small>(64108)</small>
1. Bénéjacq <small>(64109)</small>
1. Bentayou-Sérée <small>(64111)</small>
1. Bernadets <small>(64114)</small>
1. Bésingrand <small>(64117)</small>
1. Bétracq <small>(64118)</small>
1. Beuste <small>(64119)</small>
1. Beyrie-en-Béarn <small>(64121)</small>
1. Billère <small>(64129)</small>
1. Biron <small>(64131)</small>
1. Bizanos <small>(64132)</small>
1. Boeil-Bezing <small>(64133)</small>
1. Bonnut <small>(64135)</small>
1. Bordères <small>(64137)</small>
1. Bordes <small>(64138)</small>
1. Bosdarros <small>(64139)</small>
1. Boueilh-Boueilho-Lasque <small>(64141)</small>
1. Bougarber <small>(64142)</small>
1. Bouillon <small>(64143)</small>
1. Boumourt <small>(64144)</small>
1. Bourdettes <small>(64145)</small>
1. Bournos <small>(64146)</small>
1. Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget <small>(64148)</small>
1. Buros <small>(64152)</small>
1. Burosse-Mendousse <small>(64153)</small>
1. Cabidos <small>(64158)</small>
1. Cadillon <small>(64159)</small>
1. Cardesse <small>(64165)</small>
1. Carrère <small>(64167)</small>
1. Casteide-Cami <small>(64171)</small>
1. Casteide-Candau <small>(64172)</small>
1. Casteide-Doat <small>(64173)</small>
1. Castéra-Loubix <small>(64174)</small>
1. Castétis <small>(64177)</small>
1. Castetner <small>(64179)</small>
1. Castetpugon <small>(64180)</small>
1. Castillon (Canton of Arthez-de-Béarn) <small>(64181)</small>
1. Castillon (Canton of Lembeye) <small>(64182)</small>
1. Caubios-Loos <small>(64183)</small>
1. Cescau <small>(64184)</small>
1. Claracq <small>(64190)</small>
1. Coarraze <small>(64191)</small>
1. Conchez-de-Béarn <small>(64192)</small>
1. Corbère-Abères <small>(64193)</small>
1. Coslédaà-Lube-Boast <small>(64194)</small>
1. Coublucq <small>(64195)</small>
1. Crouseilles <small>(64196)</small>
1. Cuqueron <small>(64197)</small>
1. Denguin <small>(64198)</small>
1. Diusse <small>(64199)</small>
1. Doazon <small>(64200)</small>
1. Doumy <small>(64203)</small>
1. Escoubès <small>(64208)</small>
1. Escurès <small>(64210)</small>
1. Eslourenties-Daban <small>(64211)</small>
1. Espéchède <small>(64212)</small>
1. Espoey <small>(64216)</small>
1. Fichous-Riumayou <small>(64226)</small>
1. Gabaston <small>(64227)</small>
1. Gan <small>(64230)</small>
1. Garlède-Mondebat <small>(64232)</small>
1. Garlin <small>(64233)</small>
1. Garos <small>(64234)</small>
1. Gayon <small>(64236)</small>
1. Gelos <small>(64237)</small>
1. Ger <small>(64238)</small>
1. Gerderest <small>(64239)</small>
1. Géus-d'Arzacq <small>(64243)</small>
1. Gomer <small>(64246)</small>
1. Hagetaubin <small>(64254)</small>
1. Haut-de-Bosdarros <small>(64257)</small>
1. Higuères-Souye <small>(64262)</small>
1. Hours <small>(64266)</small>
1. Idron <small>(64269)</small>
1. Igon <small>(64270)</small>
1. Jurançon <small>(64284)</small>
1. Laà-Mondrans <small>(64286)</small>
1. Labastide-Cézéracq <small>(64288)</small>
1. Labastide-Monréjeau <small>(64290)</small>
1. Labatmale <small>(64292)</small>
1. Labatut <small>(64293)</small>
1. Labeyrie <small>(64295)</small>
1. Lacadée <small>(64296)</small>
1. Lacommande <small>(64299)</small>
1. Lacq <small>(64300)</small>
1. Lagor <small>(64301)</small>
1. Lagos <small>(64302)</small>
1. Lahourcade <small>(64306)</small>
1. Lalongue <small>(64307)</small>
1. Lalonquette <small>(64308)</small>
1. Lamayou <small>(64309)</small>
1. Lannecaube <small>(64311)</small>
1. Lanneplaà <small>(64312)</small>
1. Laroin <small>(64315)</small>
1. Larreule <small>(64318)</small>
1. Lasclaveries <small>(64321)</small>
1. Lasserre <small>(64323)</small>
1. Lée <small>(64329)</small>
1. Lembeye <small>(64331)</small>
1. Lème <small>(64332)</small>
1. Lescar <small>(64335)</small>
1. Lespielle <small>(64337)</small>
1. Lespourcy <small>(64338)</small>
1. Lestelle-Bétharram <small>(64339)</small>
1. Limendous <small>(64343)</small>
1. Livron <small>(64344)</small>
1. Lombia <small>(64346)</small>
1. Lonçon <small>(64347)</small>
1. Lons <small>(64348)</small>
1. Loubieng <small>(64349)</small>
1. Lourenties <small>(64352)</small>
1. Louvigny <small>(64355)</small>
1. Luc-Armau <small>(64356)</small>
1. Lucarré <small>(64357)</small>
1. Lucgarier <small>(64358)</small>
1. Lucq-de-Béarn <small>(64359)</small>
1. Lussagnet-Lusson <small>(64361)</small>
1. Malaussanne <small>(64365)</small>
1. Mascaraàs-Haron <small>(64366)</small>
1. Maslacq <small>(64367)</small>
1. Maspie-Lalonquère-Juillacq <small>(64369)</small>
1. Maucor <small>(64370)</small>
1. Maure <small>(64372)</small>
1. Mazères-Lezons <small>(64373)</small>
1. Mazerolles <small>(64374)</small>
1. Meillon <small>(64376)</small>
1. Méracq <small>(64380)</small>
1. Mesplède <small>(64382)</small>
1. Mialos <small>(64383)</small>
1. Miossens-Lanusse <small>(64385)</small>
1. Mirepeix <small>(64386)</small>
1. Momas <small>(64387)</small>
1. Momy <small>(64388)</small>
1. Monassut-Audiracq <small>(64389)</small>
1. Moncaup <small>(64390)</small>
1. Moncla <small>(64392)</small>
1. Monein <small>(64393)</small>
1. Monpezat <small>(64394)</small>
1. Monségur <small>(64395)</small>
1. Mont <small>(64396)</small>
1. Montagut <small>(64397)</small>
1. Montaner <small>(64398)</small>
1. Montardon <small>(64399)</small>
1. Montaut <small>(64400)</small>
1. Mont-Disse <small>(64401)</small>
1. Morlaàs <small>(64405)</small>
1. Morlanne <small>(64406)</small>
1. Mouhous <small>(64408)</small>
1. Mourenx <small>(64410)</small>
1. Narcastet <small>(64413)</small>
1. Navailles-Angos <small>(64415)</small>
1. Nay <small>(64417)</small>
1. Noguères <small>(64418)</small>
1. Nousty <small>(64419)</small>
1. Orthez <small>(64430)</small>
1. Os-Marsillon <small>(64431)</small>
1. Ouillon <small>(64438)</small>
1. Ousse <small>(64439)</small>
1. Ozenx-Montestrucq <small>(64440)</small>
1. Parbayse <small>(64442)</small>
1. Pardies <small>(64443)</small>
1. Pardies-Piétat <small>(64444)</small>
1. Pau <small>(64445)</small>
1. Peyrelongue-Abos <small>(64446)</small>
1. Piets-Plasence-Moustrou <small>(64447)</small>
1. Poey-de-Lescar <small>(64448)</small>
1. Pomps <small>(64450)</small>
1. Ponson-Debat-Pouts <small>(64451)</small>
1. Ponson-Dessus <small>(64452)</small>
1. Pontacq <small>(64453)</small>
1. Pontiacq-Viellepinte <small>(64454)</small>
1. Portet <small>(64455)</small>
1. Pouliacq <small>(64456)</small>
1. Poursiugues-Boucoue <small>(64457)</small>
1. Puyoô <small>(64461)</small>
1. Ramous <small>(64462)</small>
1. Ribarrouy <small>(64464)</small>
1. Riupeyrous <small>(64465)</small>
1. Rontignon <small>(64467)</small>
1. Saint-Abit <small>(64469)</small>
1. Saint-Armou <small>(64470)</small>
1. Saint-Boès <small>(64471)</small>
1. Saint-Castin <small>(64472)</small>
1. Saint-Faust <small>(64478)</small>
1. Saint-Girons-en-Béarn <small>(64479)</small>
1. Saint-Jammes <small>(64482)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-Poudge <small>(64486)</small>
1. Saint-Laurent-Bretagne <small>(64488)</small>
1. Saint-Médard <small>(64491)</small>
1. Saint-Vincent <small>(64498)</small>
1. Salles-Mongiscard <small>(64500)</small>
1. Sallespisse <small>(64501)</small>
1. Samsons-Lion <small>(64503)</small>
1. Sarpourenx <small>(64505)</small>
1. Saubole <small>(64507)</small>
1. Sault-de-Navailles <small>(64510)</small>
1. Sauvagnon <small>(64511)</small>
1. Sauvelade <small>(64512)</small>
1. Séby <small>(64514)</small>
1. Sedze-Maubecq <small>(64515)</small>
1. Sedzère <small>(64516)</small>
1. Séméacq-Blachon <small>(64517)</small>
1. Sendets <small>(64518)</small>
1. Serres-Castet <small>(64519)</small>
1. Serres-Morlaàs <small>(64520)</small>
1. Serres-Sainte-Marie <small>(64521)</small>
1. Sévignacq <small>(64523)</small>
1. Simacourbe <small>(64524)</small>
1. Siros <small>(64525)</small>
1. Soumoulou <small>(64526)</small>
1. Tadousse-Ussau <small>(64532)</small>
1. Taron-Sadirac-Viellenave <small>(64534)</small>
1. Tarsacq <small>(64535)</small>
1. Thèze <small>(64536)</small>
1. Urdès <small>(64541)</small>
1. Urost <small>(64544)</small>
1. Uzan <small>(64548)</small>
1. Uzein <small>(64549)</small>
1. Uzos <small>(64550)</small>
1. Vialer <small>(64552)</small>
1. Viellenave-d'Arthez <small>(64554)</small>
1. Vielleségure <small>(64556)</small>
1. Vignes <small>(64557)</small>
1. Viven <small>(64560)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|64445|Pau|77,489|Pau-1, Pau-2, Pau-3. Pau-4|CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées|
|64129|Billère|13,336|Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon|CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées|
|64348|Lons|12,616|Lescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long|CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées|
|64430|Orthez|10,722|Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel|Lacq-Orthez|
|64335|Lescar|9,991|Lescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long|CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées|
|64284|Jurançon|7,142|Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon|CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées|
|64410|Mourenx|6,653|Le Cœur de Béarn|Lacq-Orthez|
|64230|Gan|5,564|Ouzom, Gave et Rives du Neez|CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées|
|64499|Salies-de-Béarn|4,724|Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel|Béarn des Gaves|
|64132|Bizanos|4,723|Pau-3|CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Pau
- **insee**: 643
- **nbcomm**: 269
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pau
- **area**: 2548.9
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Pau 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine