Canton of Ustaritz

Canton of Ustaritz
French canton
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Bayonne
Communes	9
Government
• Representative	Bernard Auroy
Area¹
• Total	173 km2 (67 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	25,177
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Cantonal code	6441
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Ustaritz canton of France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department. Its chief town is Ustaritz.

Composition

The canton contains 9 communes:

• Ahetze
• Arbonne
• Arcangues
• Bassussarry
• Halsou
• Jatxou
• Larressore
• Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
• Ustaritz

History

In 1790, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle was the chief town of a canton composed of the communes of Ahetze and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, and part of the district of Ustaritz.^[1] At the time, the canton of Ustaritz consisted of the communes of Arbonne, Arcangues, Jatxou, Ustaritz and Villefranque.

See also

• Cantons of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

Cantons of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department Accous Anglet-Nord Anglet-Sud Aramits Arthez-de-Béarn Arudy Arzacq-Arraziguet Bayonne-Est Bayonne-Nord Bayonne-Ouest Biarritz-Est Biarritz-Ouest Bidache Billère Espelette Garlin Hasparren Hendaye Iholdy Jurançon La Bastide-Clairence Lagor Laruns Lasseube Lembeye Lescar Mauléon-Licharre Monein Montaner Morlaàs Navarrenx Nay-Est Nay-Ouest Oloron-Sainte-Marie-Est Oloron-Sainte-Marie-Ouest Orthez Pau-Centre Pau-Est Pau-Nord Pau-Ouest Pau-Sud Pontacq Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry Saint-Jean-de-Luz Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port Saint-Palais Saint-Pierre-d'Irube Salies-de-Béarn Sauveterre-de-Béarn Tardets-Sorholus Thèze Ustaritz

Coordinates: 43°24′N 1°27′W / 43.400°N 1.450°W / 43.400; -1.450