Canton of Nontron

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Canton of
Nontron
Canton de la Nontron
Région Aquitaine
Département Dordogne
Arrondissement Nontron
Chief town Nontron
Communes 16
Cantonal code 24 26
Population 9,101
(1999)
Area 266.31 km²/26.631 ha
= 34.17/km²

The Canton of Nontron is a canton of the Dordogne département, in France. The canton has two postcodes, 24300 and 24360 fort Saint-Estèphe.

The lowest point is 115 m at the commune of Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert, the highest point is at Abjat-sur-Bandiat at 355 m, the average or the centre is 197 m. The leastly populated commune is Connezac with 82 and the most populated commune is Nontron with 3,500. The second mostly populated commune is Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert with 915.

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[edit] Communes of Nontron

The canton of Nontron contains 13 communes and has 6,153 inhabitants.

Commune Population INSEE code Postal 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

[edit] 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

Since the 1968 census, the population has been losing but somewhere in 1968 hit the 10,000 mark but fell as where it stands last for that point.

[edit] Other

The canton of Nontron has schools, lyceum or middle schools, gymnasia, churches, banks, parks and squares.

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