Arrondissement of Bayonne

The Arrondissement Bayonne (Basque Baiona ) is an administrative district in the department of Pyrénées- Atlantiques in the Aquitaine region of France.

History

On 4 March 1790, founded with the establishment of the department of Basses- Pyrénées, a " district Ustaritz ", being the present arrondissement in large parts. On February 17, 1800 from the Arrondissement Bayonne was founded.

Since September 10, 1926 Part of the dissolved Mauléon arrondissements were added to the Arrondissement Bayonne.

See also: History Pyrénées- Atlantiques.

Geography

The district is bordered to the north by the district Dax in the Landes department, to the east by the arrondissements Pau and Oloron -Sainte- Marie, in the south of Spain with the provinces of Gipuzkoa and Navarre, and on the west by the Gulf of Biscay.

Management

The district is subdivided into 19 cantons:

  • Anglet- North
  • La Bastide- Clairence
  • Bayonne -Est
  • Bayonne Nord
  • Bayonne -Ouest
  • Biarritz -Est
  • Biarritz -Ouest
  • Bidache
  • Espelette
  • Hasparren
  • Hendaye
  • Iholdy
  • Saint- Étienne -de- Baïgorry
  • Saint -Jean -de -Luz
  • Saint -Jean -Pied -de-Port
  • Saint-Palais
  • Saint -Pierre- d'Irube
  • Ustaritz

See also: List of cantons in the department of Pyrénées- Atlantiques

Communities

The largest municipalities are the arrondissement ( > 5,000 inhabitants (1999)):

  • Bayonne ( 40 078 ) (Basque Baiona )
  • Anglet ( 35 263 ) (Basque Angelu )
  • Biarritz ( 30.055 ) (Basque Miarritze )
  • Saint -Jean -de -Luz ( 13,247 ) ( in Basque Donibane Lohitzun )
  • Hendaye ( 12,596 ) (Basque Hendaia )
  • Urrugne ( 7,043 ) (Basque Urruña )
  • Boucau ( 7007 )
  • Ciboure ( 6,283 ) (Basque Ziburu )
  • Hasparren ( 5477 )

See also: List of municipalities in the department of Pyrénées- Atlantiques

Agen | Arcachon | Bayonne | Bergerac | Blaye Bordeaux | Dax | Langon | Lesparre -Médoc | Libourne | Marmande | Mont -de- Marsan | Nerac | Nontron | Oloron -Sainte -Marie | Pau | Périgueux | Sarlat- la -Caneda | Villeneuve -sur -Lot

  • Arrondissement in Aquitaine
  • Department Pyrénées -Atlantiques
Cantons of France Arrondissement of Dax Arrondissement of Pau Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie Arrondissement of Agen Arrondissement of Arcachon Arrondissement of Bergerac Arrondissement of Blaye Arrondissement of Bordeaux Arrondissement of Langon Arrondissement of Libourne Arrondissement of Marmande Arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan Arrondissement of Nontron Arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot
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