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The 3 arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Bayonne, (subprefecture: Bayonne) with 122 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 293,590 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, (subprefecture: Oloron-Sainte-Marie) with 155 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 72,504 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Pau, (prefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department: Pau) with 269 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 307,892 in 2016.
History
[edit]In 1800 the arrondissements of Pau, Bayonne, Mauléon, Oloron and Orthez were established. The arrondissements of Mauléon and Orthez were disbanded in 1926.[2]
The borders of the arrondissements of Pyrénées-Atlantiques were modified in January 2017:[3]
- one commune from the arrondissement of Bayonne to the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
- 11 communes from the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie to the arrondissement of Pau
- 11 communes from the arrondissement of Pau to the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ Historique des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 149–167. Retrieved 2019-10-25.