Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie

The arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departement. 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 Pyrenees-Atlantiques department.
Since 10 September 1926, some parts of the dissolved arrondissements Mauleon 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-Pyrenees 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 Coeur de Bearn (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)
Alcay-Alcabehety-Sunharette (64015)
Alos-Sibas-Abense (64017)
Ance Feas (64225)
Andrein (64022)
Angous (64025)
Aramits (64029)
Araujuzon (64032)
Araux (64033)
Aren (64039)
Arette (64040)
Arrast-Larrebieu (64050)
Arudy (64062)
Asasp-Arros (64064)
Aste-Beon (64069)
Athos-Aspis (64071)
Audaux (64075)
Aussurucq (64081)
Auterrive (64082)
Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren (64083)
Aydius (64085)
Barcus (64093)
Barraute-Camu (64096)
Bastanes (64099)
Bedous (64104)
Beost (64110)
Berenx (64112)
Berrogain-Laruns (64115)
Bescat (64116)
Bidos (64126)
Bielle (64127)
Bilheres (64128)
Borce (64136)
Bugnein (64149)
Burgaronne (64151)
Buziet (64156)
Buzy (64157)
Camou-Cihigue (64162)
Carresse-Cassaber (64168)
Castagnede (64170)
Castet (64175)
Castetbon (64176)
Castetnau-Camblong (64178)
Cette-Eygun (64185)
Charre (64186)
Charritte-de-Bas (64187)
Cheraute (64188)
Dognen (64201)
Eaux-Bonnes (64204)
Escos (64205)
Escot (64206)
Escou (64207)
Escout (64209)
Espes-Undurein (64214)
Espiute (64215)
Esquiule (64217)
Estialescq (64219)
Estos (64220)
Etchebar (64222)
Etsaut (64223)
Eysus (64224)
Garindein (64231)
Gere-Belesten (64240)
Geronce (64241)
Gestas (64242)
Geus-d'Oloron (64244)
Goes (64245)
Gotein-Libarrenx (64247)
Guinarthe-Parenties (64251)
Gurmencon (64252)
Gurs (64253)
Haux (64258)
Herrere (64261)
L'Hopital-d'Orion (64263)
L'Hopital-Saint-Blaise (64264)
Idaux-Mendy (64268)
Issor (64276)
Izeste (64280)
Jasses (64281)
Laas (64287)
Labastide-Villefranche (64291)
Lacarry-Arhan-Charritte-de-Haut (64298)
Laguinge-Restoue (64303)
Lahontan (64305)
Lanne-en-Baretous (64310)
Larrau (64316)
Laruns (64320)
Lasseube (64324)
Lasseubetat (64325)
Lay-Lamidou (64326)
Ledeuix (64328)
Lees-Athas (64330)
Leren (64334)
Lescun (64336)
Lichans-Sunhar (64340)
Lichos (64341)
Licq-Atherey (64342)
Lourdios-Ichere (64351)
Louvie-Juzon (64353)
Louvie-Soubiron (64354)
Lurbe-Saint-Christau (64360)
Lys (64363)
Mauleon-Licharre (64371)
Menditte (64378)
Meritein (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)
Oraas (64423)
Ordiarp (64424)
Orin (64426)
Orion (64427)
Orriule (64428)
Ossas-Suhare (64432)
Osse-en-Aspe (64433)
Ossenx (64434)
Poey-d'Oloron (64449)
Prechacq-Josbaig (64458)
Prechacq-Navarrenx (64459)
Precilhon (64460)
Rebenacq (64463)
Rivehaute (64466)
Roquiague (64468)
Saint-Dos (64474)
Sainte-Colome (64473)
Sainte-Engrace (64475)
Saint-Gladie-Arrive-Munein (64480)
Saint-Goin (64481)
Saint-Pe-de-Leren (64494)
Salies-de-Bearn (64499)
Sarrance (64506)
Saucede (64508)
Sauguis-Saint-Etienne (64509)
Sauveterre-de-Bearn (64513)
Sevignacq-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 Pyrenees-Atlantiques department
Communes of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department
References
Oloron-Sainte-Marie