Canton of Thenon
# Canton of Thenon

The Canton of Thenon is a canton of the Dordogne département, in France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 4,420 inhabitants (2012). The lowest point is 112 m in the commune of La Boissière-d'Ans, the highest point is in Azerat at 317 m, the average elevation is 209 m. The most populated commune was Thenon with 1,280 inhabitants (2012).

## Communes

The canton comprised the following communes:

* Ajat
* Azerat
* Bars
* La Boissière-d'Ans
* Brouchaud
* Fossemagne
* Gabillou
* Limeyrat
* Montagnac-d'Auberoche
* Sainte-Orse
* Thenon

## Population history

| Year | Population |
| - | - |
| 1962 | 3,945 |
| 1968 | 4,225 |
| 1975 | 4,193 |
| 1982 | 4,115 |
| 1990 | 4,226 |
| 1999 | 4,021 |
