title: Arrondissement of Bayonne
text: # Arrondissement of Bayonne
  
  The arrondissement of Bayonne (Basque: 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 2,267.7 $km^2$ (875.6 sq mi).
  
  ## 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 (64105)
  * Béhasque-Lapiste (64106)
  * Béhorléguy (64107)
  * Bergouey-Viellenave (64113)
  * Beyrie-sur-Joyeuse (64120)
  * Biarritz (64122)
  * Bidache (64123)
  * Bidarray (64124)
  * Bidart (64125)
  * Biriatou (64130)
  * Bonloc (64134)
  * Boucau (64140)
  * Briscous (64147)
  * Bunus (64150)
  * Bussunarits-Sarrasquette (64154)
  * Bustince-Iriberry (64155)
  * Cambo-les-Bains (64160)
  * Came (64161)
  * Çaro (64166)
  * Ciboure (64189)
  * Domezain-Berraute (64202)
  * Espelette (64213)
  * Estérençuby (64218)
  * Etcharry (64221)
  * Gabat (64228)
  * Gamarthe (64229)
  * Garris (64235)
  * Guéthary (64249)
  * Guiche (64250)
  * Halsou (64255)
  * Hasparren (64256)
  * Hélette (64259)
  * Hendaye (64260)
  * Hosta (64265)
  * Ibarrolle (64267)
  * Iholdy (64271)
  * Ilharre (64272)
  * Irissarry (64273)
  * Irouléguy (64274)
  * Ispoure (64275)
  * Isturits (64277)
  * Itxassou (64279)
  * Jatxou (64282)
  * Jaxu (64283)
  * Juxue (64285)
  * Labets-Biscay (64294)
  * Lacarre (64297)
  * Lahonce (64304)
  * Lantabat (64313)
  * Larceveau-Arros-Cibits (64314)
  * Larressore (64317)
  * Larribar-Sorhapuru (64319)
  * Lasse (64322)
  * Lecumberry (64327)
  * Lohitzun-Oyhercq (64345)
  * Louhossoa (64350)
  * Luxe-Sumberraute (64362)
  * Macaye (64364)
  * Masparraute (64368)
  * Méharin (64375)
  * Mendionde (64377)
  * Mendive (64379)
  * Mouguerre (64407)
  * Orègue (64425)
  * Orsanco (64429)
  * Osserain-Rivareyte (64435)
  * Ossès (64436)
  * Ostabat-Asme (64437)
  * Pagolle (64441)
  * Saint-Esteben (64476)
  * Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry (64477)
  * Saint-Jean-de-Luz (64483)
  * Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (64484)
  * Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (64485)
  * Saint-Just-Ibarre (64487)
  * Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue (64489)
  * Saint-Martin-d'Arrossa (64490)
  * Saint-Michel (64492)
  * Saint-Palais (64493)
  * Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (64495)
  * Saint-Pierre-d'Irube (64496)
  * Sames (64502)
  * Sare (64504)
  * Souraïde (64527)
  * Suhescun (64528)
  * Uhart-Cize (64538)
  * Uhart-Mixe (64539)
  * Urcuit (64540)
  * Urepel (64543)
  * Urrugne (64545)
  * Urt (64546)
  * Ustaritz (64547)
  * Villefranque (64558)
  
  ## History
  
  The arrondissement of Bayonne was created in 1800. At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, it lost one commune to the arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie.
  
  As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France 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 Bayonne were, as of January 2015:
  
  * Anglet-Nord
  * Anglet-Sud
  * 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
  