Canton of Nontron
# Canton of Nontron

The Canton of Nontron is a former canton of the Dordogne département, in France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 8 communes, which joined the canton of Périgord Vert Nontronnais in 2015. It had 8,810 inhabitants (2012).

The lowest point is 115 m in the commune of Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert, the highest point is in Abjat-sur-Bandiat at 355 m, the average elevation is 197 m. The most populated commune was Nontron with 3,212 inhabitants (2012).

## Communes

The canton comprised the following communes:

* Abjat-sur-Bandiat
* Augignac
* Le Bourdeix
* Connezac
* Hautefaye
* Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert
* Lussas-et-Nontronneau
* Nontron
* Saint-Estèphe
* Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne
* Saint-Martial-de-Valette
* Saint-Martin-le-Pin
* Savignac-de-Nontron
* Sceau-Saint-Angel
* Teyjat

## Population history

| Year | Population |
| - | - |
| 1962 | 9,398 |
| 1968 | 10,240 |
| 1975 | 9,885 |
| 1982 | 9,574 |
| 1990 | 9,435 |
| 1999 | 9,101 |
