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:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 64102  Bayonne  48,178  Bayonne-1, Bayonne-2Bayonne-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

References

Bayonne