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.

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 Oloron-Sainte-Marie are:

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

Communes
The arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie has 155 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  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

References

Oloron-Sainte-Marie