Arrondissement of Nontron
| Arrondissement of Nontron | |
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Sub-prefecture | Nontron |
| Residents | 54,425 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 2,097.70 km² |
| Cantons | 4th |
| Communities | 94 |
| INSEE code | 242 |
 Location of the Nontron arrondissement in the Dordogne department |
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The Arrondissement Nontron is an administrative district in the Dordogne department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
history
On March 4, 1790, with the establishment of the Dordogne department, a "Nontron district" was also founded, which largely corresponded to today's arrondissement. On February 17, 1800, the arrondissement was founded from it.
See also: History of the Dordogne department .
geography
The arrondissement borders in the north on the arrondissement Rochechouart and in the northeast on the arrondissement Limoges , both in the Haute-Vienne department , in the east on the arrondissement Brive-la-Gaillarde in the department Corrèze , in the south on the arrondissement Périgueux and in the west on the arrondissement Angoulême in the Charente department .
administration
The arrondissement is divided into four cantons:
- Brantôme (with 16 out of 27 municipalities)
- Isle-Loue-Auvézère (with 28 out of 29 municipalities)
- Périgord Vert Nontronnais
- Thiviers (with 22 out of 23 municipalities)
See also: List of cantons in the Dordogne department
Communities
The municipalities of the Arrondissement of Nontron are:
Reorganization of the arrondissements in 2017
As a result of the reorganization of the arrondissements in 2017, the Périgueux arrondissement became the area of the 28 municipalities of Anlhiac , Biras , Bourdeilles , Brantôme en Périgord , Brouchaud , Bussac , Cherveix-Cubas , Clermont-d'Excideuil , Coulaures , Cubjac-Auvézère-Val d 'Ans , Excideuil , Eyvirat , Génis , Mayac , Négrondes , Preyssac-d'Excideuil , Saint-Front-d'Alemps , Saint-Germain-des-Prés , Saint-Jory-las-Bloux , Saint-Martial-d'Albarède , Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil , Saint-Mesmin , Saint-Pantaly-d'Excideuil , Saint-Raphaël , Saint-Vincent-sur-l'Isle , Salagnac , Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches and Valeuil are assigned to the Arrondissement of Nontron .
Former municipalities since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons
- Until 2018: Brantôme en Périgord , Cantillac , Eyvirat , La Gonterie-Boulouneix , Saint-Crépin-de-Richemont , Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches , Valeuil
- Until 2016: Beaussac , Champeaux-et-la-Chapelle-Pommier , Cubjac , La Boissière-d'Ans , Léguillac-de-Cercles , Les Graulges , Mareuil , Monsec , Puyrenier , Saint-Pantaly-d'Ans , Saint-Sulpice -de-Mareuil , Vieux-Mareuil
- Until 2015: Brantôme , Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles