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The 2 arrondissements
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...
of the Landes
''Landes'', or ''Lanas'' in Gascon, means moorland or heath.
''Landes'' and ''Lanas'' come from the Latin ''plānus'' meaning “‘flat, even, level, plain’”. They are therefore cognate with the English plain (and plane), the Spanish word ''l ...
department are:
# Arrondissement of Dax, ( subprefecture: Dax) with 152 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 224,716 in 2016.
# Arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan, ( prefecture of the Landes department: Mont-de-Marsan) with 175 communes. 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./ref>
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''Landes'', or ''Lanas'' in Gascon, means moorland or heath.
''Landes'' and ''Lanas'' come from the Latin ''plānus'' meaning “‘flat, even, level, plain’”. They are therefore cognate with the English plain (and plane), the Spanish word ''l ...