Canton of Thenon

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Canton of
Thenon
Canton de Thenon
Région Aquitaine
Département Dordogne
Arrondissement Nontron
Chief town Nontron
Communes 11
Cantonal code 24 40
Councillor general Dominique Bousquet
Union des Démocrates de la Dordogne (UDD)
since 2001
Population 4,021
(1999)
Area 193.84 km²/19,384 ha
= 20.74/km²

The Canton of Thenon is a canton of the Dordogne département, in France. The canton has two postcodes, 24210 and 24260 for La Boissière-d'Ans The lowest point is 112 m at the commune of La Boissière-d'Ans, the highest point is at Azerat at 317 m, the average or the centre is 209 m. The leastly populated commune is Gabillou with 89 and the most populated commune is Thenon with 1,205. The second mostly populated commune is Fossemagne with 528.

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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
Ajat 281 24210 24004
Azerat 409 24210 24019
Bars 214 24210 24025
La Boissière-d'Ans 218 24640 24047
Brouchaud 178 24210 24066
Fossemagne 528 24210 24188
Gabillou 89 24210 24192
Limeyrat 436 24210 24241
Montagnac-d'Auberoche 105 24210 24284
Sainte-Orse 358 24210 24473
Thenon 1,205 24210 24550


[edit] Population history

Year Population Density
1962 3,945 -
1968 4,225 -
1975 4,193 -
1982 4,115 -
1990 4,226 -
1999 4,021 20.74/km²

The population grew until the 1968 census and dropped until 1982, the 1991 census show only one inhabitant highere where it last stand and is the few in France with a large difference with the population growth that last stood for many years, it declined again to 4,021 in 1999.

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

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