Canton of Nontron

The Canton of Nontron is a former canton of the Dordogne département, in France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 8 communes, which joined the canton of Périgord Vert Nontronnais in 2015.[1]

Nontron
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
No. of communes15
Disbanded2015
SeatNontron
Area
 • Total266.31 km2 (102.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total8,810
 • Density33/km2 (90/sq mi)

The lowest point is 115 m in the commune of Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert, the highest point is in Abjat-sur-Bandiat at 355 m, the average elevation is 197 m. The least populated commune is Connezac with 82 and the most populated commune is Nontron with 3,500.

Communes of Nontron

The canton of Nontron contained the following 15 communes and had 8,810 inhabitants (2012).[2]

CommunePopulation (1999)Postal codeINSEE code
Abjat-sur-Bandiat6242430024001
Augignac7912430024016
Le Bourdeix2292430024056
Connezac822430024131
Hautefaye1162430024209
Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert9152430024214
Lussas-et-Nontronneau3712430024248
Nontron3,5002430024311
Saint-Estèphe6192436024398
Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne1352430024411
Saint-Martial-de-Valette7902430024451
Saint-Martin-le-Pin3052430024458
Savignac-de-Nontron1872430024525
Sceau-Saint-Angel1172430024528
Teyjat3202430024548

Population history
YearPopulation
19629,398
196810,240
19759,885
19829,574
19909,435
19999,101

See also

References
  1. Décret n° 2014-218 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Dordogne
  2. Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE

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