Canton of Amou
| Former canton of Amou |
|
|---|---|
| region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Country |
| Arrondissement | Dax |
| main place | Amou |
| Establishment date | March 4, 1790 |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 7,603 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 41 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 186.57 km² |
| Communities | 16 |
| INSEE code | 4002 |
The canton of Amou was 2015 a French constituency in the district Dax in the Landes department in the region of Aquitaine .
history
The canton was founded on March 4, 1790 as part of the establishment of the départements as part of what was then the "District of Saint-Sever".
With the establishment of the arrondissements on February 17, 1800, the canton was redesigned as part of what was then the arrondissement of Saint-Sever.
With the dissolution of the Arrondissement Saint-Sever on September 10, 1926, the canton was integrated into the Arrondissement Dax.
The canton bordered in the north on the cantons of Montfort-en-Chalosse and Mugron , in the east on the canton Hagetmau in the arrondissement Mont-de-Marsan , in the south on the canton Orthez in the arrondissement Pau in the department Pyrénées-Atlantiques and in the west on the canton Pouillon .
Communities
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amou | 1,539 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40002 | 40330 |
| Argelos | 179 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40007 | 40700 |
| Arsague | 372 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40011 | 40330 |
| Bassercles | 134 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40027 | 40700 |
| Bastennes | 266 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40028 | 40360 |
| Beyries | 116 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40041 | 40700 |
| Bonnegarde | 310 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40047 | 40330 |
| Brassempouy | 276 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40054 | 40330 |
| Castaignos-Souslens | 412 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40069 | 40700 |
| Castelnau-Chalosse | 597 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40071 | 40360 |
| Castel-Sarrazin | 535 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40074 | 40330 |
| Donzacq | 469 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40090 | 40360 |
| Gaujacq | 445 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40109 | 40330 |
| Marpaps | 139 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40173 | 40330 |
| Nassiet | 347 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40203 | 40330 |
| Pomarez | 1,498 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 40228 | 40360 |