Arrondissement of Nontron

The arrondissement of Nontron is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Dordogne département in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Nontron.

History
When the Dordogne department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Nontron was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Nontron is the northernmost and smallest of the arrondissements of the Dordogne department, with an area of . It has 40,508 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement of Nontron is bordered to the north and northeast by the Haute-Vienne department, to the east by the Corrèze department, to the south by the arrondissement of Périgueux and to the west by the Charente department.

Several tributaries of the Dordogne river flows through the arrondissement; some of them are Isle, Dronne, Lizonne and Loue.

Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Nontron, there is only one canton where all its "communes" are in the arrondissement: Périgord Vert Nontronnais. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

+ Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Nontron INSEECode  Canton  Arrondissements  Total Bergerac  Nontron  Périgueux  Sarlat-la-Canéda2403 Brantôme 2211 332406 Isle-Loue-Auvézère 281 292413 Périgord Vert Nontronnais 28 282421 Thiviers 221 23

Communes
The arrondissement of Nontron has 100 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Abjat-sur-Bandiat (24001)
 Angoisse (24008)
 Anlhiac (24009)
 Augignac (24016)
 Biras (24042)
 Bourdeilles (24055)
 Le Bourdeix (24056)
 Brantôme en Périgord (24064)
 Brouchaud (24066)
 Bussac (24069)
 Busserolles (24070)
 Bussière-Badil (24071)
 Cantillac (24079)
 Chalais (24095)
 Champagnac-de-Belair (24096)
 Champniers-et-Reilhac (24100)
 Champs-Romain (24101)
 La Chapelle-Faucher (24107)
 La Chapelle-Montmoreau (24111)
 Cherveix-Cubas (24120)
 Clermont-d'Excideuil (24124)
 Condat-sur-Trincou (24129)
 Connezac (24131)
 La Coquille (24133)
 Corgnac-sur-l'Isle (24134)
 Coulaures (24137)
 Cubjac-Auvézère-Val d'Ans (24147)
 Dussac (24158)
 Étouars (24163)
 Excideuil (24164)
 Eyvirat (24170)
 Eyzerac (24171)
 Firbeix (24180)
 Génis (24196)
 La Gonterie-Boulouneix (24198)
 Hautefaye (24209)
 Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert (24214)
 Jumilhac-le-Grand (24218)
 Lanouaille (24227)
 Lempzours (24238)
 Lussas-et-Nontronneau (24248)
 Mareuil en Périgord (24253)
 Mayac (24262)
 Mialet (24269)
 Milhac-de-Nontron (24271)
 Nantheuil (24304)
 Nanthiat (24305)
 Négrondes (24308)
 Nontron (24311)
 Payzac (24320)
 Piégut-Pluviers (24328)
 Preyssac-d'Excideuil (24339)
 Quinsac (24346)
 La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine (24353)
 Rudeau-Ladosse (24221)
 Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bussière (24381)
 Saint-Crépin-de-Richemont (24391)
 Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil (24394)
 Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes (24397)
 Saint-Estèphe (24398)
 Saint-Félix-de-Bourdeilles (24403)
 Saint-Front-d'Alemps (24408)
 Saint-Front-la-Rivière (24410)
 Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne (24411)
 Saint-Germain-des-Prés (24417)
 Saint-Jean-de-Côle (24425)
 Saint-Jory-de-Chalais (24428)
 Saint-Jory-las-Bloux (24429)
 Saint-Martial-d'Albarède (24448)
 Saint-Martial-de-Valette (24451)
 Saint-Martin-de-Fressengeas (24453)
 Saint-Martin-le-Pin (24458)
 Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil (24463)
 Saint-Mesmin (24464)
 Saint-Pancrace (24474)
 Saint-Pantaly-d'Excideuil (24476)
 Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière (24479)
 Saint-Paul-la-Roche (24481)
 Saint-Pierre-de-Côle (24485)
 Saint-Pierre-de-Frugie (24486)
 Saint-Priest-les-Fougères (24489)
 Saint-Raphaël (24493)
 Saint-Romain-et-Saint-Clément (24496)
 Saint-Saud-Lacoussière (24498)
 Saint-Sulpice-d'Excideuil (24505)
 Saint-Vincent-sur-l'Isle (24513)
 Salagnac (24515)
 Sarlande (24519)
 Sarrazac (24522)
 Savignac-de-Nontron (24525)
 Savignac-Lédrier (24526)
 Sceau-Saint-Angel (24528)
 Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches (24530)
 Soudat (24541)
 Teyjat (24548)
 Thiviers (24551)
 Valeuil (24561)
 Varaignes (24565)
 Vaunac (24567)
 Villars (24582)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 24311  Nontron  3,151  Périgord Vert Nontronnais  Périgord Vert Nontronnais 24551  Thiviers  2,962  Thiviers  Le Pays Thibérien 24133  La Coquille  1,343  Thiviers  Le Pays de Jumilhac-le-Grand 24218  Jumilhac-le-Grand  1,243  Thiviers  Le Pays de Jumilhac-le-Grand 24328  Piégut-Pluviers  1,204  Périgord Vert Nontronnais  Le Haut Périgord 24479  Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière  1,204  Périgord Vert Nontronnais  Périgord Vert Nontronnais 24253  Mareuil en Périgord  1,083  Brantôme  Dronne et Belle 24227  Lanouaille  1,011  Lalinde  Les Bastides Dordogne-Périgord 24320  Payzac  996  Isle-Loue-Auvézère  Le Pays de Lanouaille 24305  Nantheuil  958  Thiviers  Le Pays Thibérien

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Dordogne department
 Communes of the Dordogne department

References

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