Arrondissement of Bayonne facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arrondissement of Bayonne
Arrondissement of France
Location of Bayonne in Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Communes	122
Subprefecture	Bayonne
INSEE code	641
Area
• Total	2,269.9 km2 (876.4 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	287,546
• Density	126.6778/km2 (328.094/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Bayonne is a special administrative area in France. Think of it like a district or a region within a larger area. It is part of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, which is similar to a county or province. The main city and capital of this arrondissement is Bayonne.

This arrondissement is located in the very west of its département. It is also the smallest of the areas in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It covers about 2,269.9 square kilometers (876.4 square miles). In 2014, about 287,546 people lived here. This means there were about 126.7 people living in each square kilometer.

History of Bayonne Arrondissement

The areas called arrondissements were first created in France in 1800. Bayonne was one of the original ones formed in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département at that time.

Geography of Bayonne Arrondissement

The Bayonne arrondissement has interesting neighbors. To the north, it shares a border with the Landes département. To the east, it is next to the Pau and Oloron-Sainte-Marie arrondissements. To the south, it borders Spain, and to the west, it meets the Bay of Biscay in the Atlantic Ocean.

How Bayonne Arrondissement is Organized

The Bayonne arrondissement is made up of smaller areas. These include cantons and communes.

Cantons in Bayonne Arrondissement

Cantons are like voting districts in France. After some changes in how France is organized, cantons are not always fully inside one arrondissement. This means a canton can have parts that belong to different arrondissements.

Some of the cantons that are part of the Bayonne arrondissement include:

• Anglet
• Baïgura et Mondarrain
• Bayonne-1
• Bayonne-2
• Bayonne-3
• Biarritz
• Hendaye-Côte Basque-Sud
• Nive-Adour
• Pays de Bidache, Amikuze et Ostibarre
• Saint-Jean-de-Luz
• Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle

Communes in Bayonne Arrondissement

Communes are the smallest local government areas in France. Think of them as towns or villages. The Bayonne arrondissement has 122 communes. Each commune has a special number called an INSEE code.

Here are some of the communes with the most people living in them:

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Bayona para niños