The arrondissement of Dax is an

arrondissement 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 ...

of France in the Landes 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 ...

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. It has 152

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. Its population is 224,716 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Dax, and their

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s, are: # Amou (40002) # Angoumé (40003) # Angresse (40004) # Argelos (40007) # Arsague (40011) # Audon (40018) # Azur (40021) # Baigts (40023) # Bassercles (40027) # Bastennes (40028) # Bégaar (40031) # Bélus (40034) # Bénesse-lès-Dax (40035) # Bénesse-Maremne (40036) #

Bergouey Bergouey (; oc, Vergüei) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of ...

(40038) # Beylongue (40040) # Beyries (40041) # Biarrotte (40042) # Biaudos (40044) # Bonnegarde (40047) # Brassempouy (40054) # Cagnotte (40059) # Candresse (40063) # Capbreton (40065) # Carcarès-Sainte-Croix (40066) # Carcen-Ponson (40067) # Cassen (40068) # Castaignos-Souslens (40069) # Castelnau-Chalosse (40071) # Castel-Sarrazin (40074) # Castets (40075) # Cauneille (40077) # Caupenne (40078) # Clermont (40084) # Dax (40088) # Doazit (40089) # Donzacq (40090) # Estibeaux (40095) # Gaas (40101) # Gamarde-les-Bains (40104) # Garrey (40106) # Gaujacq (40109) # Gibret (40112) #

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(40113) # Gourbera (40114) # Gousse (40115) # Gouts (40116) # Habas (40118) #

Hastingues Hastingues (; oc, Hastings, eu, Hastinga) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Its nickname, due to its location on a rounded-shaped hill, is Lou Carcolh (the snail). Geography The town lies o ...

(40120) # Hauriet (40121) # Herm (40123) # Heugas (40125) # Hinx (40126) # Josse (40129) # Labatut (40132) # Labenne (40133) # Lahosse (40141) # Laluque (40142) # Lamothe (40143) # Larbey (40144) # Laurède (40147) # Léon (40150) #

Lesgor Lesgor (; oc, Lesgòr) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France. The comm ...

(40151) # Le Leuy (40153) # Lévignacq (40154) # Linxe (40155) #

Lit-et-Mixe Lit-et-Mixe (; oc-gsc, Lit e Micse) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. The François Ozon film Sous le sable was set in Lit-et-Mixe. See also *Communes of the Landes department The followin ...

(40157) # Louer (40159) # Lourquen (40160) #

Magescq Magescq (; oc, Magesc) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of Fra ...

(40168) # Marpaps (40173) # Maylis (40177) # Mées (40179) # Meilhan (40180) # Messanges (40181) # Mimbaste (40183) # Misson (40186) #

Moliets-et-Maa Moliets-et-Maa (; oc, Moliets e Mar) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. Description The principal economic activity is tourism and the village features long sandy beaches and golf courses. The ...

(40187) #

Montfort-en-Chalosse Montfort-en-Chalosse (, literally ''Montfort in Chalosse''; oc-gsc, Monhòrt de Shalòssa) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population Politics Between 2001 and 2014, Françoise Dartigue-Pe ...

(40194) # Mouscardès (40199) # Mugron (40201) # Narrosse (40202) # Nassiet (40203) # Nerbis (40204) # Nousse (40205) # Oeyregave (40206) # Oeyreluy (40207) # Onard (40208) # Ondres (40209) # Orist (40211) #

Orthevielle Orthevielle (; oc-gsc, Òrtavièla) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes depar ...

(40212) # Orx (40213) # Ossages (40214) # Ozourt (40216) # Pey (40222) #

Peyrehorade Peyrehorade (; oc, Pèirahorada) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises ...

(40224) # Pomarez (40228) # Pontonx-sur-l'Adour (40230) # Port-de-Lanne (40231) # Pouillon (40233) # Poyanne (40235) # Poyartin (40236) # Préchacq-les-Bains (40237) # Rion-des-Landes (40243) # Rivière-Saas-et-Gourby (40244) # Saint-André-de-Seignanx (40248) # Saint-Aubin (40249) # Saint-Barthélemy (40251) # Saint-Cricq-du-Gave (40254) # Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse (40271) # Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe (40256) # Saint-Geours-d'Auribat (40260) # Saint-Geours-de-Maremne (40261) # Saint-Jean-de-Lier (40263) # Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq (40264) #

Saint-Julien-en-Born Saint-Julien-en-Born (; oc-gsc, Sent Julian de Bòrn) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of ...

(40266) # Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse (40268) # Saint-Lon-les-Mines (40269) # Saint-Martin-de-Hinx (40272) # Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx (40273) # Saint-Michel-Escalus (40276) # Saint-Pandelon (40277) # Saint-Paul-lès-Dax (40279) # Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (40283) #

Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse (; Gascon: ''Sent Vincenç de Tiròssa'') is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 3 ...

(40284) # Saint-Yaguen (40285) # Saubion (40291) # Saubrigues (40292) #

Saubusse Saubusse (; oc, Saubuça) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Its population has increased from 616 in 1975 to 1,113 inhabitants in 2018. The church of Saubusse was built in the 13th Century unde ...

(40293) # Saugnac-et-Cambran (40294) # Seignosse (40296) # Seyresse (40300) # Siest (40301) # Soorts-Hossegor (40304) # Sorde-l'Abbaye (40306) # Sort-en-Chalosse (40308) # Souprosse (40309) # Soustons (40310) # Taller (40311) # Tarnos (40312) #

Tartas Tartas (; oc, Tartàs) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of Fra ...

(40313) # Tercis-les-Bains (40314) # Téthieu (40315) # Tilh (40316) # Tosse (40317) # Toulouzette (40318) # Uza (40322) # Vicq-d'Auribat (40324) # Vielle-Saint-Girons (40326) # Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains (40328) # Villenave (40330) # Yzosse (40334)

History

The arrondissement of Dax was created in 1800.Historique des Landes
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Dax were, as of January 2015: # Amou # Castets # Dax-Nord # Dax-Sud # Montfort-en-Chalosse # Mugron # Peyrehorade # Pouillon # Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx # Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse # Soustons # Tartas-Est # Tartas-Ouest

References

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