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Nontron

Subprefecture and commune

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Nontron

Location in France

Nontron

Location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Country

Périgord Vert Nontronnais

Intercommunality

Périgord Vert Nontronnais

Area

24.67 km² (9.53 sq mi)

Population

(2014)

3,151

• Density

127.73/km² (330.81/sq mi)

Nontronnais

• Summer (DST)

INSEE/Postal code

24311 /24300

Elevation

152–308 m (499–1,010 ft)
(avg. 230 m or 750 ft)

Website

www.nontron.fr

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nontron (Occitan: Nontronh) is a commune and a sub-prefecture of the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, southwestern France. It is the capital of the northernmost arrondissement of the Dordogne department.

The Nontronite is a mineral (a silicate mineral) rich in iron named after Nontron.

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Geography

Nontron has an area of 24.67 km² (9.53 sq mi) and its average altitude is 230 m (750 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 200 m (660 ft).

The commune is in the centre of the Regional Natural Park Périgord Limousin (French: Parc naturel régional Périgord Limousin).

Nontron and its neighboring *communes*

Nontron is surrounded by the communes Le Bourdeix, Augignac, Savignac-de-Nontron, Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière, Sceau-Saint-Angel, Saint-Martial-de-Valette and Saint-Martin-le-Pin.

Le Bourdeix, Saint-Martin-le-Pin		Augignac, Savignac-de-Nontron

	Nontron

Saint-Martial-de-Valette	Sceau-Saint-Angel	Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière

Population

The inhabitants of Nontron are known, in French, as Nontronnais (women: Nontronnaises).

With a population of 3,151 (2014), Nontron has a population density of 128 inhabitants/km².

Evolution of the population in Nontron

Nontron forms, together with Saint-Martial-de-Valette, the urban area of Nontron with a population of 4,017 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 40.4 km² (15.6 sq mi). This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Nontron, formed by 5 communes with a population of 4,653 inhabitants (2013) and an area of 78.7 km² (30.4 sq mi).