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:

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

## References