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Arrondissements Of The Pyrénées-Atlantiques Department
The 3 arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department are: # 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 A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ... of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department: Pau) with 269 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 307,892 in 2016. History In 1800 the arrondissements of Pau, Bayonne, Mauléon, Oloron and Orthez were established. The arrondissements of Mauléon and Orthez were disbanded in 1926. The borders of the arrondissements of Pyrénées-At ...
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Département Pyrénées-Atlantiques Arrondissement 2017
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staf ...
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Arrondissements Of France
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', which may be roughly translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes. Municipal arrondissement A municipal arrondissement (, pronounced ), is a subdivision of the commune, used in the three largest cities: Paris, Lyon, and Marseille. It functions as an even lower administrative division, with its own mayor. Although usually referred to simply as an "arrondissement," they should not be confused with departmental arrondissements, which are ...
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Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlantic Ocean, it covers the French Basque Country and the Béarn. Its prefecture is Pau. In 2019, it had a population of 682,621.Populations légales 2019: 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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Originally named Basses-Pyrénées, it is one of the first 83 created during the

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Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technica ...
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Arrondissement Of Bayonne
The arrondissement of Bayonne ( eu, Baioniko barrutia) is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 122 communes. Its population is 293,590 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Bayonne, and their INSEE codes, are: # Ahaxe-Alciette-Bascassan (64008) # Ahetze (64009) # Aïcirits-Camou-Suhast (64010) # Aincille (64011) # Ainhice-Mongelos (64013) # Ainhoa (64014) # Aldudes (64016) # Amendeuix-Oneix (64018) # Amorots-Succos (64019) # Anglet (64024) # Anhaux (64026) # Arancou (64031) # Arbérats-Sillègue (64034) # Arbonne (64035) # Arbouet-Sussaute (64036) # Arcangues (64038) # Arhansus (64045) # Armendarits (64046) # Arnéguy (64047) # Aroue-Ithorots-Olhaïby (64049) # Arraute-Charritte (64051) # Ascain (64065) # Ascarat (64066) # Ayherre (64086) # Banca (64092) # Bardos (64094) # Bassussarry (64100) # La Bastide-Clairence (64289) # Bayonne (64102) # Béguios (64 ...
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Subprefectures In France
In France, a subprefecture (french: sous-préfecture) is the commune which is the administrative centre of a departmental arrondissement that does not contain the prefecture for its department. The term also applies to the building that houses the administrative headquarters for an arrondissement."Sous-préfectures : l'État à proximité"
Senate (in French). The civil servant in charge of a subprefecture is the , assisted by a
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Bayonne
Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Bayonne is located at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers in the northern part of the cultural region of the Basque Country. It is the seat of the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Basque which roughly encompasses the western half of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, including the coastal city of Biarritz. This area also constitutes the southern part of Gascony, where the Aquitaine Basin joins the beginning of the Pre-Pyrenees. Together with nearby Anglet, Biarritz, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, as well as several smaller communes, Bayonne forms an urban area with 273,137 inhabitants at the 2018 census; 51,411 residents lived in the commune of Bayonne proper.
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Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative divisions, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the l ...
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Arrondissement Of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
The arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 155 communes. Its population is 72,504 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, and their INSEE codes, are: # Abitain (64004) # Accous (64006) # Agnos (64007) # Ainharp (64012) # Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette (64015) # Alos-Sibas-Abense (64017) # Ance Féas (64225) # Andrein (64022) # Angous (64025) # Aramits (64029) # Araujuzon (64032) # Araux (64033) # Aren (64039) # Arette (64040) # Arrast-Larrebieu (64050) # Arudy (64062) # Asasp-Arros (64064) # Aste-Béon (64069) # Athos-Aspis (64071) # Audaux (64075) # Aussurucq (64081) # Auterrive (64082) # Autevielle-Saint-Martin-Bideren (64083) # Aydius (64085) # Barcus (64093) # Barraute-Camu (64096) # Bastanès (64099) # Bedous (64104) # Béost (64110) # Bérenx (64112) # Berrogain-Laruns (64115) # Bescat ...
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Oloron-Sainte-Marie
Oloron-Sainte-Marie (; oc, Auloron e Senta Maria; eu, Oloroe-Donamaria) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Aquitaine), southwestern France. History The town was founded by the Romans in the 1st century, then known as ''Illoronensium''. Situated on the Roman way between the important towns of Dax and Saragossa, its position was strategic. Today known as Saint-Great, Gratus of Oloron became in 506 the first known archbishop of the Ancient Diocese of Oloron then known as "Iluro". The history of the town during the Migration Period is little known. In 1080, the viscount Centule V, Viscount of Béarn built the new city of "Oloron" (medieval version of the Roman name Iluro) on the opposite side of the river from the diocese center. Centule V restored the Roman walls and founded the strong city of Oloron that was to be used as a base to retake Aragon held by the Moors. The Oloron Cathedral was built at the begi ...
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Arrondissement Of Pau
The arrondissement of Pau (french: Distrito de Pau, eu, Paueko barrutia) is an arrondissement of France in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ... Regions of France, region. It has 269 Communes of France, communes. Its population is 307,892 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Pau, and their INSEE codes, are: # Aast, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aast (64001) # Abère (64002) # Abidos, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Abidos (64003) # Abos, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Abos (64005) # Andoins (64021) # Angaïs (64023) # Anos, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Anos (64027) # Anoye (64028) # Arbus, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Arbus (64037) # Aressy (64041) # Argagnon (64042) # Argelos, Pyrénées-Atlanti ...
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