The arrondissement of Nontron is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissem ...

of France in the

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; ) is a large rural departments of France, department in south west France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and ...

department in the

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine () is the largest Regions of France, administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes ...

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. It has 94

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. Its population is 54,127 (2021), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Nontron, and their

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s, are: #

Abjat-sur-Bandiat Abjat-sur-Bandiat (, literally ''Abjat on Bandiat''; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was simply known as Abjat until 1975. Population Sport Every year, since 1991, the Fren ...

(24001) #

Angoisse Angoisse (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of Fran ...

(24008) #

Anlhiac Anlhiac (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population Sights * Château d'Anlhiac *Slate quarries See also *Communes of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 503 c ...

(24009) # Augignac (24016) # Biras (24042) # Bourdeilles (24055) # Le Bourdeix (24056) #

Brantôme en Périgord Brantôme en Périgord (, literally ''Brantôme in Périgord''; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department of southwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by the merger of the former communes of Brantôme and Saint-Ju ...

(24064) # Brouchaud (24066) # Bussac (24069) # Busserolles (24070) # Bussière-Badil (24071) # Chalais (24095) #

Champagnac-de-Belair Champagnac-de-Belair (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne depart ...

(24096) # Champniers-et-Reilhac (24100) #

Champs-Romain Champs-Romain (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department o ...

(24101) # La Chapelle-Faucher (24107) # La Chapelle-Montmoreau (24111) # Cherveix-Cubas (24120) #

Clermont-d'Excideuil Clermont-d'Excideuil (, literally ''Clermont of Excideuil''; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population History Until the end of the 18th century, there was a number of megaliths in C ...

(24124) # Condat-sur-Trincou (24129) # Connezac (24131) # La Coquille (24133) # Corgnac-sur-l'Isle (24134) #

Coulaures Coulaures (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 503 communes of the Dordogne department of Fra ...

(24137) #

Cubjac-Auvézère-Val d'Ans Cubjac-Auvézère-Val d'Ans (; Limousin: ''Cujac Auvesera Vau d'Ans'' or ''Cujac-Auvesera-Vau d'Ans'') is a commune in the department of Dordogne, southwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former co ...

(24147) #

Dussac Dussac (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territor ...

(24158) # Étouars (24163) #

Excideuil Excideuil (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Dordogne Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Geography Excideuil is located in the ''Périgord Vert'' area, on a limestone plateau between the upp ...

(24164) # Eyzerac (24171) # Firbeix (24180) # Génis (24196) # Hautefaye (24209) # Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert (24214) #

Jumilhac-le-Grand Jumilhac-le-Grand is a commune in the Dordogne '' dėpartement'' in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south western France. The village lies on the road followed by Richard the Lionheart and on one of the many branches of the Camino de Santiago pilgrim rou ...

(24218) # Lanouaille (24227) # Lempzours (24238) # Lussas-et-Nontronneau (24248) # Mareuil en Périgord (24253) # Mayac (24262) # Mialet (24269) #

Milhac-de-Nontron Milhac-de-Nontron (, literally ''Milhac of Nontron''; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne department The following is a list of the 503 co ...

(24271) # Nantheuil (24304) # Nanthiat (24305) # Négrondes (24308) #

Nontron Nontron (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. History The name Nontron probably derives from the Gallo-Roman personal name ''Nantironius''. Over time, the placename has been spelt Natadun, ...

(24311) # Payzac (24320) # Piégut-Pluviers (24328) # Preyssac-d'Excideuil (24339) # Quinsac (24346) # La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine (24353) #

Rudeau-Ladosse Rudeau-Ladosse (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Geography The Lizonne river forms the commune's southern border. The ruisseau de Beaussac, a tributary of the Lizonne, forms the commune' ...

(24221) #

Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bussière Saint-Barthélemy-de-Bussière (, literally ''Saint-Barthélemy of Bussière''; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population Sights * Jardin botanique des oiseaux, a botanical garden ...

(24381) # Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes (24397) # Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil (24394) # 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 Saint-Germain-des-Prés () is one of the four administrative quarters of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Its official borders are the River Seine on the nor ...

(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 Saint-Pierre-de-Côle (, literally ''Saint-Pierre of Côle''; Limousin: ''Sent Peir de Còla'') is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Geography The river Côle flows southwestward through the mid ...

(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) # Soudat (24541) # Teyjat (24548) # Thiviers (24551) # Varaignes (24565) # Vaunac (24567) # Villars (24582)

History

The arrondissement of Nontron was created in 1800.Historique de la Dordogne
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Dordogne, it gained 28 communes from the

arrondissement of Périgueux The arrondissement of Périgueux is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Dordogne Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region. It has 143 Communes of France, communes. Its populatio ...

. As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France () are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspect ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Nontron were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 24 Dordogne
INSEE # Bussière-Badil # Champagnac-de-Belair # Jumilhac-le-Grand # Lanouaille # Mareuil #

# Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière # Thiviers

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