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:

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

## References