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.

Nontron
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Location within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
No. of communes94
SubprefectureNontron
Area
2,097.7 km2 (809.9 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
54,035
INSEE code242

History

When the Dordogne department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Nontron was part of that original department.[2]

Geography

The arrondissement of Nontron is the northernmost and smallest of the arrondissements of the Dordogne department, with an area of 1,621 square kilometres (626 square miles).[3] It has 40,508 inhabitants and a population density of 25.0 inhabitants/km².[4]

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,[5] 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
INSEE
Code		CantonArrondissementsTotal
BergeracNontronPérigueuxSarlat-la-Canéda
2403Brantôme221133
2406Isle-Loue-Auvézère28129
2413Périgord Vert Nontronnais2828
2421Thiviers22123

Communes

The arrondissement of Nontron has 100 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6][7]

  1. Abjat-sur-Bandiat (24001)
  2. Angoisse (24008)
  3. Anlhiac (24009)
  4. Augignac (24016)
  5. Biras (24042)
  6. Bourdeilles (24055)
  7. Le Bourdeix (24056)
  8. Brantôme en Périgord (24064)
  9. Brouchaud (24066)
  10. Bussac (24069)
  11. Busserolles (24070)
  12. Bussière-Badil (24071)
  13. Cantillac (24079)
  14. Chalais (24095)
  15. Champagnac-de-Belair (24096)
  16. Champniers-et-Reilhac (24100)
  17. Champs-Romain (24101)
  18. La Chapelle-Faucher (24107)
  19. La Chapelle-Montmoreau (24111)
  20. Cherveix-Cubas (24120)
  21. Clermont-d'Excideuil (24124)
  22. Condat-sur-Trincou (24129)
  23. Connezac (24131)
  24. La Coquille (24133)
  25. Corgnac-sur-l'Isle (24134)
  26. Coulaures (24137)
  27. Cubjac-Auvézère-Val d'Ans (24147)
  28. Dussac (24158)
  29. Étouars (24163)
  30. Excideuil (24164)
  31. Eyvirat (24170)
  32. Eyzerac (24171)
  33. Firbeix (24180)
  34. Génis (24196)
  35. La Gonterie-Boulouneix (24198)
  36. Hautefaye (24209)
  37. Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert (24214)
  38. Jumilhac-le-Grand (24218)
  39. Lanouaille (24227)
  40. Lempzours (24238)
  41. Lussas-et-Nontronneau (24248)
  42. Mareuil en Périgord (24253)
  43. Mayac (24262)
  44. Mialet (24269)
  45. Milhac-de-Nontron (24271)
  46. Nantheuil (24304)
  47. Nanthiat (24305)
  48. Négrondes (24308)
  49. Nontron (24311)
  50. Payzac (24320)
  51. Piégut-Pluviers (24328)
  52. Preyssac-d'Excideuil (24339)
  53. Quinsac (24346)
  54. La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine (24353)
  55. Rudeau-Ladosse (24221)
  56. Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bussière (24381)
  57. Saint-Crépin-de-Richemont (24391)
  58. Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil (24394)
  59. Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes (24397)
  60. Saint-Estèphe (24398)
  61. Saint-Félix-de-Bourdeilles (24403)
  62. Saint-Front-d'Alemps (24408)
  63. Saint-Front-la-Rivière (24410)
  64. Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne (24411)
  65. Saint-Germain-des-Prés (24417)
  66. Saint-Jean-de-Côle (24425)
  67. Saint-Jory-de-Chalais (24428)
  68. Saint-Jory-las-Bloux (24429)
  69. Saint-Martial-d'Albarède (24448)
  70. Saint-Martial-de-Valette (24451)
  71. Saint-Martin-de-Fressengeas (24453)
  72. Saint-Martin-le-Pin (24458)
  73. Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil (24463)
  74. Saint-Mesmin (24464)
  75. Saint-Pancrace (24474)
  76. Saint-Pantaly-d'Excideuil (24476)
  77. Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière (24479)
  78. Saint-Paul-la-Roche (24481)
  79. Saint-Pierre-de-Côle (24485)
  80. Saint-Pierre-de-Frugie (24486)
  81. Saint-Priest-les-Fougères (24489)
  82. Saint-Raphaël (24493)
  83. Saint-Romain-et-Saint-Clément (24496)
  84. Saint-Saud-Lacoussière (24498)
  85. Saint-Sulpice-d'Excideuil (24505)
  86. Saint-Vincent-sur-l'Isle (24513)
  87. Salagnac (24515)
  88. Sarlande (24519)
  89. Sarrazac (24522)
  90. Savignac-de-Nontron (24525)
  91. Savignac-Lédrier (24526)
  92. Sceau-Saint-Angel (24528)
  93. Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches (24530)
  94. Soudat (24541)
  95. Teyjat (24548)
  96. Thiviers (24551)
  97. Valeuil (24561)
  98. Varaignes (24565)
  99. Vaunac (24567)
  100. Villars (24582)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
24311Nontron3,151Périgord Vert NontronnaisPérigord Vert Nontronnais
24551Thiviers2,962ThiviersLe Pays Thibérien
24133La Coquille1,343ThiviersLe Pays de Jumilhac-le-Grand
24218Jumilhac-le-Grand1,243ThiviersLe Pays de Jumilhac-le-Grand
24328Piégut-Pluviers1,204Périgord Vert NontronnaisLe Haut Périgord
24479Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière1,204Périgord Vert NontronnaisPérigord Vert Nontronnais
24253Mareuil en Périgord1,083BrantômeDronne et Belle
24227Lanouaille1,011LalindeLes Bastides Dordogne-Périgord
24320Payzac996Isle-Loue-AuvézèreLe Pays de Lanouaille
24305Nantheuil958ThiviersLe Pays Thibérien

References
  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Historique de la Dordogne". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  3. "Département de la Dordogne (24)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-218 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Dordogne" (in French). Legifrance.gouv.fr. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  6. "Arrondissement de Nontron (242)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  7. "Arrêté portant modification des limites territoriales des arrondissements de Bergerac, Nontron, Périgueux et Sarlat-la-Canéda du département de la Dordogne" (PDF) (in French). Préfecture de la Dordogne. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

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