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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.

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)
INSEE code242

History

When the Dordogne department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Nontron was part of that original department.[1]

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).[2] It has 40,508 inhabitants and a population density of 25.0 inhabitants/km².[3]

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,[4] 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		 Canton Arrondissements Total
Bergerac Nontron Périgueux Sarlat-la-Canéda
2403 Brantôme 22 11 33
2406 Isle-Loue-Auvézère 28 1 29
2413 Périgord Vert Nontronnais 28 28
2421 Thiviers 22 1 23

Communes

The arrondissement of Nontron has 100 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[5][6]

  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		 Commune Population[3]
(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

References

  1. ↑ "Historique de la Dordogne". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ "Département de la Dordogne (24)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ↑ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Coordinates: 45°32′00″N 0°40′00″E / 45.5333°N 0.6667°E / 45.5333; 0.6667

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