Arrondissement of Dax

Coordinates: 43°42′N 1°03′W / 43.700°N 1.050°W

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Dax
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
No. of communes	152
Subprefecture	Dax
Area	3,194.2 km² (1,233.3 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]	237,445
• Density	74/km² (190/sq mi)
INSEE code	401

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 237,445 (2021), and its area is 3,194.2 km² (1,233.3 sq mi).^[3]

Composition

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

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 (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)
Goos (40113)
Gourbera (40114)
Gousse (40115)
Gouts (40116)
Habas (40118)
Hastingues (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 (40151)
Le Leuy (40153)
Lévignacq (40154)
Linxe (40155)
Lit-et-Mixe (40157)
Louer (40159)
Lourquen (40160)
Magescq (40168)
Marpaps (40173)
Maylis (40177)
Mées (40179)
Meilhan (40180)
Messanges (40181)
Mimbaste (40183)
Misson (40186)
Moliets-et-Maa (40187)
Montfort-en-Chalosse (40194)
Mouscardès (40199)
Mugron (40201)
Narrosse (40202)
Nassiet (40203)
Nerbis (40204)
Nousse (40205)
Oeyregave (40206)
Oeyreluy (40207)
Onard (40208)
Ondres (40209)
Orist (40211)
Orthevielle (40212)
Orx (40213)
Ossages (40214)
Ozourt (40216)
Pey (40222)
Peyrehorade (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 (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 (40284)
Saint-Yaguen (40285)
Saubion (40291)
Saubrigues (40292)
Saubusse (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 (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.^[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]

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

^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Arrondissement de Dax (401)". INSEE. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2023". INSEE. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
^ Historique des Landes
^ "Populations légales 2012: 40 Landes" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.

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