Canton of Nontron

Canton of Nontron
French canton
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Dordogne
Arrondissement Nontron
Seat Nontron
Communes 15
Area¹
  Total 266.31 km2 (102.82 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 9,101
  Density 34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Cantonal code 24 26
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

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]

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

Commune Population (1999) Postal code INSEE code
Abjat-sur-Bandiat 624 24300 24001
Augignac 791 24300 24016
Le Bourdeix 229 24300 24056
Connezac 82 24300 24131
Hautefaye 116 24300 24209
Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert 915 24300 24214
Lussas-et-Nontronneau 371 24300 24248
Nontron 3,500 24300 24311
Saint-Estèphe 619 24360 24398
Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne 135 24300 24411
Saint-Martial-de-Valette 790 24300 24451
Saint-Martin-le-Pin 305 24300 24458
Savignac-de-Nontron 187 24300 24525
Sceau-Saint-Angel 117 24300 24528
Teyjat 320 24300 24548

Population history

Year Population
1962 9,398
1968 10,240
1975 9,885
1982 9,574
1990 9,435
1999 9,101

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Coordinates: 45°33′N 0°39′E / 45.550°N 0.650°E / 45.550; 0.650

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