Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
The Arrondissement Oloron -Sainte -Marie 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 Oloron ", being the present arrondissement in many parts. On February 17, 1800 from the Arrondissement Oloron was founded.
Since September 10, 1926 Part of the dissolved arrondissements Mauléon and Orthez were added to the Arrondissement Oloron.
See also: History Pyrénées- Atlantiques.
Geography
The district is bordered to the north and east by the district Pau, in the south east of the district Argelès -Gazost in the Hautes -Pyrénées (Midi- Pyrénées), to the south by Spain with the autonomous provinces of Aragon and Navarre, and on the west by the Arrondissement Bayonne.
Management
The district is subdivided into 12 cantons:
- Accous
- Aramits
- Arudy
- Laruns
- Lasseube
- Mauléon- Licharre
- Monein
- Navarrenx
- Oloron -Sainte -Marie- Est
- Oloron -Sainte -Marie- Ouest
- Sauveterre -de- Béarn
- Tardets- Sorholus
See also: List of cantons in the department of Pyrénées- Atlantiques
Communities
The largest municipalities are the arrondissement ( > 5,000 inhabitants in 1999 ):
- Oloron -Sainte -Marie ( 10,992 )
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