Arrondissements of the Landes department

The 2 arrondissements of the Landes department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Dax, (subprefecture: Dax) with 152 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 224,716 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan, (prefecture of the Landes department: Mont-de-Marsan) with 175 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 180,294 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Mont-de-Marsan, Dax and Saint-Sever were established. The arrondissement of Saint-Sever was disbanded in 1926.[3]

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References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. "Arrondissement de Mont-de-Marsan (402)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. Historique des Landes
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