Canton of Nontron

Canton of Nontron
—  French canton  —
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Chef-lieu	Nontron
Communes	16
Area¹
– Total	266.31 km2 (102.8 sq mi)
Population (1999)
– Total	9,101
– Density	34.2/km2 (88.5/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 canton of the Dordogne département, in France.

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	Density
1962	9,398	-
1968	10,240	-
1975	9,885	-
1982	9,574	-
1990	9,435	-
1999	9,101	31.96/km²

See also

• Dordogne
• Arrondissements of the Dordogne department
• Cantons of the Dordogne department
• Communes of the Dordogne department

External links

• The canton of Nontron on the INSEE site
• Location of the canton of Nontron on the map of France