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The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France.
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- Arrondissement of Dax, with 152 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 224,716 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan, with 175 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 180,294 in 2016.
The arrondissement of Dax is an arrondissement of France in the Landes department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 152 communes. Its population is 224,716 (2016), and its area is 3,194.2 km2 (1,233.3 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan is an arrondissement of France in the Landes départment in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 175 communes. Its population is 180,294 (2016), and its area is 6,048.4 km2 (2,335.3 sq mi). Its surface area of over 6,000 km² is the largest of any arrondissement in Metropolitan France, its size being comparable to an entire département such as the Eure.
The Diocese of Aire and Dax is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. It comprises the département of Landes, in the région of Gascony in Aquitaine.
Chalosse is a wine-growing area in Gascony, in south-west France. It lies in the departement of Landes and is centred on the town of Dax.
Perquie is a commune, a small town located in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
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- ↑ "Décret n° 2014-181 du 18 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département des Landes" [Decree n° 2014-181 of February 18, 2014 on the demarcation of the cantons in the Landes department]. legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). 2014-02-18. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
