Arrondissement of Pau - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pau | |
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![]() Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
No. of communes | 269 |
Prefecture | Pau |
Area | 2,548.9 km2 (984.1 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2019)[1] | 308,269 |
INSEE code | 643 |
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 2,490 square kilometres (961 square miles),[2] the second in area of the department. It is the most populated arrondissement with 305,089 inhabitants and a population density of 122.5 inhabitants/km².[3]
History
[change | change source]When the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, as Basses-Pyrénées, department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Pau was part of that original department.[4]
Geography
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]Cantons
[change | change source]After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] 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
[change | change source]The arrondissement of Pau has 269 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]
- 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:
INSEE code | Commune | Population[3] (2014) | Canton | Intercommunality |
---|---|---|---|---|
64445 | Pau | 77,489 | Pau-1, Pau-2, Pau-3. Pau-4 | CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées |
64129 | Billère | 13,336 | Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon | CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées |
64348 | Lons | 12,616 | Lescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long | CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées |
64430 | Orthez | 10,722 | Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel | Lacq-Orthez |
64335 | Lescar | 9,991 | Lescar, Gave et Terres du Pont-Long | CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées |
64284 | Jurançon | 7,142 | Billère et Coteaux de Jurançon | CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées |
64410 | Mourenx | 6,653 | Le Cœur de Béarn | Lacq-Orthez |
64230 | Gan | 5,564 | Ouzom, Gave et Rives du Neez | CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées |
64499 | Salies-de-Béarn | 4,724 | Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel | Béarn des Gaves |
64132 | Bizanos | 4,723 | Pau-3 | CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées |
Related pages
[change | change source]- Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
- Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "Arrondissement de Pau (643) - Résumé statistique". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ "Historique des Pyrénées-Atlantiques". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ↑ "Décret n° 2014-248 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "Arrondissement de Pau (643)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 21 November 2017.