Arrondissement of Nontron

The district Nontron is an administrative district in the Dordogne in the Aquitaine region of France.

History

On 4 March 1790, founded with the establishment of the department of Dordogne is also a " district Nontron ", being the present arrondissement in many parts. On February 17, 1800 from the district was established.

See also: History Dordogne.

Geography

The district is bordered to the north by the district Rochechouart and on the northeast by the district Limoges, both in the department of Haute -Vienne (Limousin ), to the east by the district Brive- la -Gaillarde in the département of Corrèze, also Limousin, on the south by the district of Périgueux and to the west by the district Angoulême in the Charente ( Poitou -Charentes ).

Management

The district is divided into eight cantons ( population 2007 level ):

Terms of area, the largest canton is the Canton Nontron, he simultaneously has the highest population figures. The population density, however, is the canton Thiviers leader.

See also: List of cantons in the Dordogne

Communities

The largest community is the arrondissement (population 2006):

• Nontron ( 3,465 )

Agen | Arcachon | Bayonne | Bergerac | Blaye Bordeaux | Dax | Langon | Lesparre -Médoc | Libourne | Marmande | Mont -de- Marsan | Nerac | Nontron | Oloron -Sainte -Marie | Pau | Périgueux | Sarlat- la -Caneda | Villeneuve -sur -Lot

• Arrondissement in Aquitaine
• Dordogne