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.

## 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 Pau are:

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

### Communes
The *arrondissement* of Pau has 269 *communes*; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The *communes* with more inhabitants in the *arrondissement* are:

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
* Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

## References