Editing Bayonne (section)

===Cantons of Bayonne===
As per the Decree of 22 December 1789, Bayonne was part of two cantons: Bayonne-North-east, which includes part of Bayonne commune plus [[Boucau]], [[Saint-Pierre-d'Irube]], [[Lahonce]], [[Mouguerre]], and [[Urcuit]]; and Bayonne Northwest which consisted of the rest of Bayonne commune plus [[Anglet]], [[Arcangues]], and [[Bassussarry]].

In a first revision of cantons in 1973, three cantons were created from the same total; geographic area: Bayonne North, Bayonne East, and Bayonne West. A further reconfiguration, in 1982, focused primarily on Bayonne and, apart from Bayonne North Canton, which also includes Boucau, the cantons of Bayonne East and Bayonne West did not change.

Starting from the [[2015 French departmental elections]] which took place on 22 and 29 March, a new division took effect following the decree of 25 February 2014<ref>[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028661520 Decree No. 2014-248 of 25 February 2014 concerning the delimitation of cantons in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques], consulted on 9 March 2015 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> Once again three cantons centred on Bayonne are defined: [[Canton of Bayonne-1|Bayonne-1]]—with part of Anglet; [[Canton of Bayonne-2|Bayonne-2]]—which includes Boucau; and [[Canton of Bayonne-3|Bayonne-3]] now define the cantonal territorial division of the area.