Arrondissement of Dax

Coordinates: 43°42′N 1°03′W / 43.700°N 1.050°W / 43.700; -1.050
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Dax
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
No. of communes152
SubprefectureDax
Area
3,194.2 km2 (1,233.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
237,445
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE code401

The arrondissement of Dax is an arrondissement of France in the Landes department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 152 communes.[2] Its population is 224,716 (2016), and its area is 3,194.2 km2 (1,233.3 sq mi).[3]

Composition[edit]

The communes of the arrondissement of Dax, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Amou (40002)
  2. Angoumé (40003)
  3. Angresse (40004)
  4. Argelos (40007)
  5. Arsague (40011)
  6. Audon (40018)
  7. Azur (40021)
  8. Baigts (40023)
  9. Bassercles (40027)
  10. Bastennes (40028)
  11. Bégaar (40031)
  12. Bélus (40034)
  13. Bénesse-lès-Dax (40035)
  14. Bénesse-Maremne (40036)
  15. Bergouey (40038)
  16. Beylongue (40040)
  17. Beyries (40041)
  18. Biarrotte (40042)
  19. Biaudos (40044)
  20. Bonnegarde (40047)
  21. Brassempouy (40054)
  22. Cagnotte (40059)
  23. Candresse (40063)
  24. Capbreton (40065)
  25. Carcarès-Sainte-Croix (40066)
  26. Carcen-Ponson (40067)
  27. Cassen (40068)
  28. Castaignos-Souslens (40069)
  29. Castelnau-Chalosse (40071)
  30. Castel-Sarrazin (40074)
  31. Castets (40075)
  32. Cauneille (40077)
  33. Caupenne (40078)
  34. Clermont (40084)
  35. Dax (40088)
  36. Doazit (40089)
  37. Donzacq (40090)
  38. Estibeaux (40095)
  39. Gaas (40101)
  40. Gamarde-les-Bains (40104)
  41. Garrey (40106)
  42. Gaujacq (40109)
  43. Gibret (40112)
  44. Goos (40113)
  45. Gourbera (40114)
  46. Gousse (40115)
  47. Gouts (40116)
  48. Habas (40118)
  49. Hastingues (40120)
  50. Hauriet (40121)
  51. Herm (40123)
  52. Heugas (40125)
  53. Hinx (40126)
  54. Josse (40129)
  55. Labatut (40132)
  56. Labenne (40133)
  57. Lahosse (40141)
  58. Laluque (40142)
  59. Lamothe (40143)
  60. Larbey (40144)
  61. Laurède (40147)
  62. Léon (40150)
  63. Lesgor (40151)
  64. Le Leuy (40153)
  65. Lévignacq (40154)
  66. Linxe (40155)
  67. Lit-et-Mixe (40157)
  68. Louer (40159)
  69. Lourquen (40160)
  70. Magescq (40168)
  71. Marpaps (40173)
  72. Maylis (40177)
  73. Mées (40179)
  74. Meilhan (40180)
  75. Messanges (40181)
  76. Mimbaste (40183)
  77. Misson (40186)
  78. Moliets-et-Maa (40187)
  79. Montfort-en-Chalosse (40194)
  80. Mouscardès (40199)
  81. Mugron (40201)
  82. Narrosse (40202)
  83. Nassiet (40203)
  84. Nerbis (40204)
  85. Nousse (40205)
  86. Oeyregave (40206)
  87. Oeyreluy (40207)
  88. Onard (40208)
  89. Ondres (40209)
  90. Orist (40211)
  91. Orthevielle (40212)
  92. Orx (40213)
  93. Ossages (40214)
  94. Ozourt (40216)
  95. Pey (40222)
  96. Peyrehorade (40224)
  97. Pomarez (40228)
  98. Pontonx-sur-l'Adour (40230)
  99. Port-de-Lanne (40231)
  100. Pouillon (40233)
  101. Poyanne (40235)
  102. Poyartin (40236)
  103. Préchacq-les-Bains (40237)
  104. Rion-des-Landes (40243)
  105. Rivière-Saas-et-Gourby (40244)
  106. Saint-André-de-Seignanx (40248)
  107. Saint-Aubin (40249)
  108. Saint-Barthélemy (40251)
  109. Saint-Cricq-du-Gave (40254)
  110. Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse (40271)
  111. Saint-Étienne-d'Orthe (40256)
  112. Saint-Geours-d'Auribat (40260)
  113. Saint-Geours-de-Maremne (40261)
  114. Saint-Jean-de-Lier (40263)
  115. Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq (40264)
  116. Saint-Julien-en-Born (40266)
  117. Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse (40268)
  118. Saint-Lon-les-Mines (40269)
  119. Saint-Martin-de-Hinx (40272)
  120. Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx (40273)
  121. Saint-Michel-Escalus (40276)
  122. Saint-Pandelon (40277)
  123. Saint-Paul-lès-Dax (40279)
  124. Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (40283)
  125. Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse (40284)
  126. Saint-Yaguen (40285)
  127. Saubion (40291)
  128. Saubrigues (40292)
  129. Saubusse (40293)
  130. Saugnac-et-Cambran (40294)
  131. Seignosse (40296)
  132. Seyresse (40300)
  133. Siest (40301)
  134. Soorts-Hossegor (40304)
  135. Sorde-l'Abbaye (40306)
  136. Sort-en-Chalosse (40308)
  137. Souprosse (40309)
  138. Soustons (40310)
  139. Taller (40311)
  140. Tarnos (40312)
  141. Tartas (40313)
  142. Tercis-les-Bains (40314)
  143. Téthieu (40315)
  144. Tilh (40316)
  145. Tosse (40317)
  146. Toulouzette (40318)
  147. Uza (40322)
  148. Vicq-d'Auribat (40324)
  149. Vielle-Saint-Girons (40326)
  150. Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains (40328)
  151. Villenave (40330)
  152. Yzosse (40334)

History[edit]

The arrondissement of Dax was created in 1800.[4]

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 Dax were, as of January 2015:[5]

  1. Amou
  2. Castets
  3. Dax-Nord
  4. Dax-Sud
  5. Montfort-en-Chalosse
  6. Mugron
  7. Peyrehorade
  8. Pouillon
  9. Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx
  10. Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse
  11. Soustons
  12. Tartas-Est
  13. Tartas-Ouest

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Dax (401)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  4. ^ Historique des Landes
  5. ^ "Populations légales 2012: 40 Landes" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.


43°42′N 1°03′W / 43.700°N 1.050°W / 43.700; -1.050